Examples
- All the people in the room were silent.
- All of the birds flew away.
- Have you eaten all the bread?
- I will need all of the sugar.
- I’ve invited all my friends to the party.
- I’ve used up all of our eggs.
- You wasted all your time.
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How do you use all in a sentence?
Use all of when the next word is a personal or relative pronoun. You can use either all or all of when the next word in the sentence is a noun phrase that begins with a determiner. Use all by itself when the next word in the sentence is a plural noun that refers to an entire class of things or an uncountable noun.
When to use all or every?
We use both all and every to refer to the total number of something. All refers to a complete group. Every refers to each member of a complete group: The questionnaire was sent to all employees.
How do you use all and most?
We use most/all + noun (without the or of the) to talk about people or things in a general way. Most children like ice cream.
Is all of singular or plural?
Since “all” refers to more than one thing, it’s a plural, so the correct noun clause is “all that remain.” Things like mass nouns (i.e. uncountable) are singular. You might say “all of the wheat is ground up,” for example. So be careful with all that you write.
Is All in all correct?
The correct term has always been “all in all.” This roughly has the meaning of “with all things considered.” A similar phrase would be “all said.”It may be common for people to use “all and all” in that sentence instead, but it is not the traditional phrase and it would be considered nonstandard usage.
Is it correct to say all of us?
“All of us” is certainly something you would hear, as well as “We all”. The difference is in the fact that “All us students” is incorrect because when using a personal pronoun, “of” is necessary; while “All the candy” is correct, because “candy” isn’t a personal pronoun, and thus “of” is optional.
Can you use all as a noun?
In spoken and written English, the word “all” has several functions. It can be used as a adjective, an adverb, a noun, or a pronoun. This word can be categorized as an adjective if it is used to introduce a noun in the sentence.
Which verb is used with all?
When ‘all’ is used with a singular noun, with or without of, it means entire and taking a singular verb. Example; All the country is anxious about Lok-Sabha elections. When ‘all’ is used with a plural noun, it means every, and the plural verb agrees with it.
Is everyone or are everyone?
Originally Answered: Is it ‘Everyone is’ or ‘Everyone are’ ? ‘Everyone is’ is the correct version. Although ‘everyone’ sounds like a lot of people, it is actually a singular pronoun, and therefore requires a singular verb.
Is it all my friends or all of my friends?
You can say, “All my friends are eating pizza.” However, as we have already seen, “all” can also be a pronoun, and just like we can say “all of them”, we can also say “all of my friends”. Both variants are grammatically correct: correct All my friends are eating pizza.
Is most best grammatically correct?
The point being in the sentence you quote, “most” modifies a different noun then “best”.Best modifies actor whereas most modifies nominations. Yes, “most simply” is grammatically correct.
Can we use plural after all?
All + noun
We can use All with a plural noun to make a generalization about an entire group of something.
Is all these correct?
Originally Answered: What is correct, ‘all this’ or ‘all these’? They are both correct, depending on context. This is really the same question as when to use this or these when referring to a group or collection, and is roughly the same as the difference between collective and countable nouns.
What is all in grammar?
All as a determiner
All means ‘every one’, ‘the complete number or amount’ or ‘the whole’. We use it most often as a determiner. We can use a countable noun or an uncountable noun after it: All my friends are away at university.
What does all & all mean?
“The dog got into the fried chicken, we forgot the sunscreen, and the kids started whining at the end, but all in all the picnic was a success.” “All in all” is a traditional phrase which can mean “all things considered,” “after all,” or “nevertheless.” People unfamiliar with the traditional wording often change it to
Is All in all formal or informal?
Transitions – Informal & Formal
| Informal | Formal |
|---|---|
| Anyway, | Notwithstanding |
| All right | Acceptable |
| Well, | |
| To top it all off, |
What to say instead of all in all?
all in all
- all around,
- all told,
- altogether,
- collectedly,
- collectively,
- inclusively,
- overall,
- together.
Is all or are all?
Generally it is “all are”, but there are occasions where it is “all is”. If “all” refers to a group of distinct parts, the rule is it takes “are”. But if “all” refers to the parts of a whole, it takes “is”. For example, if “all” is replacing the word “everything”, then “all is well”.
What is another word for all of us?
What is another word for all of us?
| everybody | everyone |
|---|---|
| all | each and every one of us |
| each person | every person |
| all and sundry | each and every one |
| the whole group | one and all |
How do you use all of you?
“All of you” is a noun-phrase that may be used in Standard English when the ambiguity of “you” by itself would be confusing or misleading. In most contexts “all of you” would be considered the correct phrasing. Some listeners or readers perceive “you-all” to be incorrect.