( all and whole ) Very important notes

( all and whole ) Very important notes

all and whole

1- pronunciation

all/Ɔ:J/ whole /haul/

How to use all and whole 

Here are some differences between all and whole

2- word order

All (of) and whole can both be used with singular nouns to mean 'complete',

'every part of. The word order is different.

all (of) + determiner + noun

determiner + whole + noun

- Julie spent aU (oj) the summer at home.

Julie spent the whole summer at home.

3 - indefinite reference

All is not generally used before indefinite articles.

She's eaten a whole loaf. (NOT ••• all a loaf.)

4 - uncountable nouns

With most uncountable nouns we prefer all (of).

I've drunk all (of) the milk. (NOT ..• the whole milk)

5 - the whole of

Instead of whole we can generally use the whole of.

Julie spent the whole of the summer at home.

the whole of my life

Before proper nouns (names) and pronouns we always use the whole of, not

whole. All (of) is also possible.

The whole of\all of Venice was under water. (NOT whole venice ...)

I've just read the whole of\ all of War and Peace'.

I've read the whole of\all of it.

6 - plural nouns

With plural nouns, all and whole have different meanings. All is like every;

whole means 'complete', 'entire'. Compare:

All Indian tribes suffered from white settlement in America. 

(:::: Every Indian tribe suffered ...)

Whole Indian tribes were killed off. (:::: Complete tribes were killed off;

nobody was left alive in these tribes.)