Ampersand Lab

Intermediate grammar · Lesson 90 · B1

all every whole

Use everybody and everything rather than all on its own, whole for a complete single thing, every to say how often something happens, and all day or the whole day for a complete period.

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everybody, everyone, everything and allA3 screens of questions
whole and allB2 screens of questions
every day, all day, the whole dayC3 screens of questions
every and everybody take a singular verbD1 screen of questions

Point A of 4

everybody, everyone, everything and all

Say everybody / everyone and everything, not all on its own. All were pleased and she knows all are not what people say.

all is used in these ways:

Pattern Example
all + noun (all trains, all my money) All my cousins were there.
all of + us / you / them All of us were there.
we / you / they ... all ... We were all there.
all about ... She knows all about gardening.
all ... = the only thing(s) All I've had today is a yoghurt.
  • Everybody was pleased. / Everyone was pleased. (not All were pleased)
  • She thinks she knows everything. (not knows all)
  • The trip was a disaster. Everything that could go wrong did. (not All went wrong)
  • All my cousins were there.
  • All of us were there.
  • We were all there.
  • She knows all about gardening.
  • All I've had today is a yoghurt. (= the only thing I've had)

Point A · Exercise 90.1 · part 1 of 3

Complete the sentences with all, everything or everybody / everyone.

  1. Example

    It was a lovely wedding. Everybody enjoyed themselves.

    AnswerIt was a lovely wedding. Everybody enjoyed themselves.

  2. Example

    All I've had today is a cup of tea.

    AnswerAll I've had today is a cup of tea.

  3. makes mistakes. Nobody is perfect.

  4. Nothing's different. is exactly as it was.

  5. Jo told me about her trip to Iceland. It sounds amazing.

  6. Could put their phones away, please?

Point A · Exercise 90.1 · part 2 of 3

Complete the sentences with all, everything or everybody / everyone.

  1. Why do you only care about winning? Winning isn't .

  2. I'm worn out. I want is a hot bath.

  3. When the lights went out, started shouting.

  4. Ben didn't explain. he said was that he'd be late.

Point A · Exercise 90.1 · part 3 of 3

Complete the sentences with all, everything or everybody / everyone.

  1. We never agree. I disagree with he says.

  2. We all did well in the quiz. on our team got a prize.

  3. We all did well in the quiz. of us got a prize.

  4. You're perfectly capable. Why should I organise for you?

Point B of 4

whole and all

whole means complete, entire. It is used mostly with singular nouns, and needs the, my, a or similar before it.

Do not normally use whole with uncountable nouns such as water, food, money, information. Use all instead.

Singular noun Uncountable noun
I watched the whole film. I read all the information.
  • Have you watched the whole series? (= all of it, not just some episodes)
  • My grandad spent his whole life in Barnsley.
  • I was starving, so I ate a whole loaf of bread.
  • Have you used all the money I lent you? (not the whole money)
  • Please read all the information before you sign. (not the whole information)

Point B · Exercise 90.2 · part 1 of 2

Write a sentence with whole. Where words are given in brackets, begin with them. For items 8 and 9, write sentences 6 and 7 again using all instead of whole.

  1. Example

    I watched the series from the first episode to the last.

    I watched the whole series.

    AnswerI watched the whole series.

  2. Everyone in the choir sang beautifully. (The)

  3. Neil bought a large pizza and started eating. When he stopped, there was nothing left. (He ate)

  4. Someone had lost a ring. They looked everywhere, in every room of the house. (They)

  5. Everyone in the Patel family is a doctor: both parents and all three children. (The)

Point B · Exercise 90.2 · part 2 of 2

Write a sentence with whole. Where words are given in brackets, begin with them. For items 8 and 9, write sentences 6 and 7 again using all instead of whole.

  1. Liam was in the library from nine in the morning till nine at night. (Liam)

  2. Kerry and Dom spent a week in Skegness. It rained from Monday to Sunday. (It)

  3. (6) Use all. (Liam)

  4. (7) Use all. (It)

Point C of 4

every day, all day, the whole day

every answers how often?: every day, every ten minutes, every six months.

all day or the whole day means the complete day, from start to finish. Say all day, not all the day, and all week, not all the week.

all the time every time
always, without stopping each time, on every occasion
  • On holiday we went swimming every day. (not all days)
  • The trains are very frequent. There's one every ten minutes.
  • We only see my aunt every six months or so.
  • We spent all day at the zoo. / We spent the whole day at the zoo.
  • Lewis was very quiet. He hardly spoke all evening. / ... the whole evening.
  • My neighbours argue all the time. (= continuously)
  • Every time I wash the car, it rains. (= on each occasion)

Point C · Exercise 90.3

Complete the sentences using every with one of these.

Use these

twenty minuteseight hoursten yearstwo weeksthree months

  1. Example

    The tram service is very good. There's a tram every twenty minutes.

    AnswerThe tram service is very good. There's a tram every twenty minutes.

  2. Ella has a chest infection. She has to take her tablets .

  3. In Britain there is a national census .

  4. The council only empties our bins .

  5. Pam lives in Bristol, but she visits her sister in Glasgow .

Point C · Exercise 90.4 · part 1 of 2

Which is right? Choose the correct form.

  1. Example

    Have you used all the milk (the whole milk / all the milk)?

    AnswerHave you used all the milk?

  2. The café is open (every day / all days) except Monday.

  3. I'm shattered. I've been on my feet (all the day / all day).

  4. The storm was dreadful. (Whole roof / The whole roof) was blown off.

  5. (Every time / All the time) I smell suncream, I think of holidays in Cornwall.

Point C · Exercise 90.4 · part 2 of 2

Which is right? Choose the correct form.

  1. The dog next door barks (every time / all the time). It never stops.

  2. On the walk home, (all my shopping / my whole shopping) got soaked.

Point D of 4

every and everybody take a singular verb

every, everybody, everyone and everything are singular, so the verb is singular. After everybody and everyone, use they / them / their, which is grammatically singular in this job and has been for centuries.

  • Every table in the restaurant was booked.
  • Everybody has gone home. (not have gone)
  • Everyone said they'd had a lovely evening.

Point D · Extra practice

Put in a singular verb, or they, them or their.

  1. Every table in the café taken. (be)

  2. Everybody gone home. (have)

  3. Everyone said had enjoyed the evening.

Lesson 90 · Result

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