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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

whole/all

0Hello,02br
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00I want to know the difference between "whole" and "all".02br
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00I was reading somewhere and got that the construction is 02br
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00"01b00The whole02b00 (sig or plural ? )02br
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01b00All the02b00 (countable plural, uncountable).02br
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00But same time I saw many sentences in which "the" has not been used 02br
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00"all countries" "all villages"02br
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00I am much confused.02br
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0 01i 00whole02i 00 is typically used only with a singular noun. You can use 01i 00entire02i 00 as a substitute for 01i 00whole02i 00. 02br 02br 01i 00I ate the whole thing.

— CalifJim

  • 0 01i 00whole02i 00 is typically used only with a singular noun.
  • You can use 01i 00entire02i 00 as a substitute for 01i 00whole02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00I ate the whole thing.
  • 02i 00 (every part of the thing)02br 01i 00And that's the whole story.
  • And that's the entire story.
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0 01i00whole02i00 is typically used only with a singular noun. You can use 01i00entire02i00 as a substitute for 01i00whole02i00. It indicates that every part of something is involved.02br
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01i00I ate the whole thing. I ate the entire thing.02i00 (every part of the thing)02br
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