all,very and whole

all,very and whole

1. we don't use all to mean everybody/everyone

2. but we say all of us/you/them

3. you can say 'all i can'/'all you need'... but we don't use 'all' alone. we use all or everything

   • ex: he thinks he knows everything (not he knows all)

4. we also use 'all' i've eaten today is a sandwich

5. everybody/everyone... are singular words, so we use singular.

6. but you can use they/them/their after everybody/everyone

   • Ex: everybody saod they enjoyed themselves.

7. whole and all

   • Whole = Complete, entire/ use with singular nouns
     • we use the/my/her... before whole. compare whole and all
       • ex: The Whole book/ all the book
   • don't use whole with uncountable noun

8. all day/ the whole day = the complete day from beginning to end

   • We spend açç day/the whole day on the beach

9. compare all time and every time

   • they never go out. they are at home all the time (= always, vontinuously) every time i see you, you look different. (= each time, on every occasion)