UNIT 90. All, every and whole ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 90. All, every and whole

A	All and everybody/everyone We do not normally use all to mean everybody/everyone: √ Everybody had a great time at the party. (not All enjoyed) But we say all of us /all of you /all of them: √ All of us had a great time at the party. (not Everybody of us)
B	All and everything Sometimes you can use all or everything: √ I'll do all I can to help.           or            I'll do everything I can to help. You can say ‘all I can' /’ all you need' etc., but we do not normally use all alone: √ He thinks he knows everything. (not he knows all) √ Our holiday was a disaster. Everything went wrong. (not All went wrong) But you can say all about: √ He knows all about computers. We also use all (not everything) to mean ‘the only thing(s)’ : √ All I've eaten today is a sandwich. (= the only thing I've eaten today)
C	Every/ everybody /everyone /everything are singular words, so we use a singular verb: √ Every seat in the theatre was taken. Everybody has arrived. (not have arrived) √ But we use they/them/their after everybody/everyone: √ Everybody said they enjoyed themselves. (=everybody enjoyed himself or herself)
D	Whole and all Whole = complete, entire. Most often we use whole with singular nouns: √ Did you read the whole book? (= all the book, not just a part of it) Emily has lived her whole life in the same town. I was so hungry, I ate a whole packet of biscuits. (= a complete packet) √ √ We use the/my/ her etc. before whole. Compare whole and all: her whole life but all her life We do not normally use whole with uncountable nouns. We say: √ I've spent all the money you gave me. (not the whole money)
E	Every/all/whole with time words We use every to say how often something happens (every day /every Monday /every ten minutes /every three weeks etc.): √ When we were on holiday, we went to the beach every day. (not all days) The bus service is excellent. There's a bus every ten minutes. We don't see each other very often - about every six months. √ √ All day / the whole day = the complete day from beginning to end: √ We spent all day /the whole day on the beach. Dan was very quiet. He didn't say a word all evening /the whole evening. √ Note that we say all day (not all the day), all week (not all t he week) etc. Compare all the time and every time: √ They never go out. They are at home all the time. (=always, continuously) Every time I see you, you look different . (=each time, on every occasion) √

EXERCISES

90.1	Complete these sentences with all, everything or everybody/everyone. 1 It was a good party. ______ Everybody ______ had a great time. 2 ____All____  I've eaten today is a sandwich. 3 ______________ has their faults. Nobody is perfect. Nothing has changed. ______________ is the same as it was. Kate told me ______________ about her new job. lt sounds quite interesting. Can ______________ write their names on a piece of paper, please? 4 5 6 7 Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn't______________ I didn't have much money with me. ______________ I had was ten pounds. When the fire alarm rang, ______________ left the building immediately. Sarah didn't say where she was going. ______________ she said was that she was going away. 8 9 10 11 We have completely different opinions. I disagree with ______________ she says. We all did well in the exam. ______________ in our class passed. We all did well in the exam. ______________ of us passed. Why are you so lazy? Why do you expect me to do ______________ for you? 12 13 14
90.2	Write sentences with whole. 1 I read the book from beginning to end. _________ I read the whole book. ________________ 2 Everyone in the team played well. The ________________________________________________________ 3 Paul opened a box of chocolates. When he finished eating, there were no chocolates left in the box. He ate ________________________________________________________ 4 The police came to the house. They were looking for something. They searched everywhere, every room. They ________________________________________________________ 5 Everyone in Ed and Jane's family plays tennis. Ed and Jane play, and so do all their children. The ________________________________________________________ 6 Ann worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. ________________________________________________________ 7 Jack and Lisa had a week's holiday by t he sea. lt rained from the beginning of the week to the end. It ________________________________________________________ Now write sentences 6 and 7 again using all instead of whole. 8 (6) Ann ________________________________________________________ 9 (7) ________________________________________________________
90.3	Complete these sentences using every with the following: five minutes ten minutes four hours six months four years 1 The bus service is very good. There's a bus ______every ten minutes _______. 2 Tom is ill. He has some medicine. He has to take it ____________________. The Olympic Games take place ____________________. 3 4 We live near a busy airport. A plane flies over our house ____________________ 5 Martin goes to the dentist for a check-up ____________________
90.4	Which is the correct alternative? 1 I've spent the whole money /all the money you gave me. (all the money is correct) Sue works every day /all days except Sunday. 2 3 I'm tired. I've been working hard all the day /all day. It was a terrible fire. Whole building /The whole building was destroyed. I've been trying to contact her, but every time /all the time I phone there's no answer. 4 5 6 I don't like the weather here. It rains every time /all the time. When I was on holiday, all my luggage /my whole luggage was stolen. 7

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