The difference is in the use of the words all, every and whole. Difference between ALL and THE WHOLE Difference between a whole and the whole

Don't know which word to write: which or that? Today we will look at this pair of words and other words that are very often confused. Not only beginners, but also advanced students make mistakes in their use.

Which VS That

Now let's move on to the question: when to use which and when to use that. Both words are used to connect complex sentences. The difference between them is small, but it is there. And if you don’t know the difference between which and that, then you can be misunderstood.

In addition, in most cases we can omit that (that is, use a sentence without this word), but we cannot omit which.

Let's look at two proposals:

The house that my mother bought last year has gone up in value.

The house which my mother bought last year has gone up in value.

Both sentences can be translated as:

Which we will use when the information given after it is absolutely necessary.

For example, my mother owns several houses, and we want to find out which of these houses has increased in value.

That will be used when the information after this word is not so important.

Additionally, we can avoid using that at all by simply saying: The house my mother bought last year….

For example, these two sentences about a house can be more accurately translated as follows:

— The house that my mother bought last year has gone up in value.

The house my mom bought last year has gone up in value.

— The house which my mother bought last year has gone up in value.

That house my mom bought last year has gone up in value.

All VS Whole

These words are usually used in the same context. They mean “whole”/“whole”/everything. Despite the same meaning of these words, there are several nuances to their use. Let's look at this with a clear example that will help you quickly remember the difference.

For example, we have a sentence that needs to be translated into English: “I ate all the cake.”

We can translate this in two ways:

1. I ate all of the cake.
2. I ate the whole cake.

The meaning of what is said in both sentences remains the same. Only the place of the article has changed and a preposition has been added to the first sentence. Therefore, we remember:

We use “all” with “all of the”.

Before whole we put the article the or a, according to the rules for using articles.

Often we will use all with uncountable items, and whole with countable items.

Here are some examples of use:

— All of the money was transferred on time. — All money was transferred on time.

— I have drunk all of the milk. — I drank all the milk.

- He has read the whole book. — He read the whole book.

— I will by a whole box of sweets. — I'll buy a whole box of chocolates.

The very construction of all of the shows that we are talking about everything from: all the money (of those that were); all the milk (from the carton). A whole indicates one whole, the integrity of the object.

Continual VS Continuous

This pair of words is not used as often as the previous two, however, you need to know the difference between them, since it is significant.

These words are confused because they are translated into Russian the same way - continuous, constant. However, they have different meanings in English.

Continuous is an adjective that describes an action that is repeated regularly over a long period of time. That is, when something happens periodically.

For example, my arm hurts, and if I go to the doctor and say:

I have continuous pain in my arm.

This will mean “my arm hurts from time to time.” That is, pain can appear every day, last for several hours, and then go away.

Continuous is an adjective used to describe continuous action.

If I tell the doctor:

I have continuous pain in my arm.

This will mean that the pain started and did not stop, the arm hurts all the time.

Now you know for sure: which or that. Remember the difference between these pairs of words, which are often confused. Try to compose your own sentences in which this difference is visible, and then you will learn it very quickly.

Let's figure out what the difference is between two similar words: " all" And " the whole".

"All" stands for "all things" (plural) and indicates that severalobjects were combined. When we talk about everyone, we are generalizing a few items.

All the students- All students

All the people- All people

All the countries- All countries

"The whole" translates as "whole"/"whole" or "whole", meaning that over one object(singular) a certain action was completely performed.

The whole evening- All evening

The whole group- The whole group

The whole book- The whole book

For example, if we want to say that we performed a certain action every day of the week, we shoulduse " all the days" ("all days", plural). If we are talking about a whole week,then you need to use" the whole week" ("all week", singular).

We invited all the students from my group. - We invited all the students in my group.

We invited the whole group of students. - We invited the entire group of students.

All the departments were closed. - All departments of the store were closed.

The whole department was closed. - The entire store was closed.

Generally, " all" And " the whole" are interchangeable. Let's look at the following phrases as an example:

All the group- The whole group

The whole group- The whole group

Both options are correct, both can be used, but you should pay attention tolocation of the article " the"and remember that it always comes after the word " all" and before the word"the whole".

To make it easier to remember in which case it is better to use " the whole", Cantranslate the phrase into Russian. If an adjective can be applied to a word"whole" ("whole"), then it is better to use " the whole", otherwise - " all".

For example, the phrase " the whole world" can be translated as "the whole world", whereas " the wholesale people" cannot be used: "entire people" sounds wrong. So, with the word " world" you can use " the whole", and with the word " people"- you can't, you should use it" all".

You should remember the exceptions in which the word " all" is used without an article:

All day- All day

All night- All night

All week- All week

These words may also be accompanied by the word " long":

All day long- All day long

All night long- All night long

All week long- All week long

It is also worth remembering the following phrases:

All through the summer - All summer long

All and all- In general

As the whole- Taking into account all aspects as a whole

On the whole- All in all

A whole lot- Much (more)

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1. Put in all or wholesale:

• … my friends are fond of rock music.
• I have read the… play today.
• … the shops in this town are opened at 9 o’clock.
• Jack has been at school… day long.
• They ate the… box of sweets.
• It was raining the… day yesterday.
• …the group made mistakes in the test.

1. Translate the sentences into English:

• Tom spent all his money on a bicycle.
• It snowed all night.
• All the children went for a walk.
• Who ate all the cake?
• Katya studies German all her free time.
• They spent the whole weekend at sea.

English words all, every And wholesale can be translated as “all, everything,” but they are used differently. Let's look at what the difference is.

All and everyone/everyone - everyone

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Typically, to indicate that we are talking about all people, we use everybody/everyone , not all:

• It was a good party. Everybody enjoyed it.
• When the fire alarm rank, everyone left the building immediately.

But if we clarify - all of us, all of them / all of us, all of them, - then it is used only all :all of us/you/them, we/you/they all

• We all did well in the examination. All of us passed.

All and everything

Both of these words are translated as “everything” and are sometimes used interchangeably. For example, in designs all I can, all you need:

• I’ll do everything I can to help him – I’ll do everything to help him.
• They will provide all you need - They will provide everything you need.

But if there are no qualifying words, it is usually used everything :

• Why are you so lazy? Why do you expect me to do everything for you? (not all for you) - Why are you so lazy? Why do you think that I will do everything for you?
• Nothing has changed. Everything is the same as it was. (not all is the same) - Nothing has changed. Everything remained the same.

All used in the expression ‘ all about’ – all about (something)

• Margaret told me all about her new job. It sounds quite interesting. Margaret told me all about her work. Sounds pretty interesting.

All also used to express "the only thing is..."

• All I’ve eaten today is a sandwich. — All I ate today was one sandwich.
• All I know about her is just her name. “The only thing I know about her is her name.”
• I didn't have much money with me. All I had was ten pounds. — I have some money with me. All I have is 10 pounds.

Please note that the words every/everybody/everyone/everything singular, so the singular verb agrees with them:

• Everybody wants to be his friend. “Everyone wants to be his friend.”

But instead of the 3rd person general pronoun, the plural form is used they/them/their:

• Everybody said they themselves enjoyed. “Everyone said they had a good time.”

All and whole - all

Whole– all in the meaning of “ whole, entirely" More often wholesale used with singular countable nouns:

• In summer I read the whole book “War and Peace” - In the summer I read the book “War and Peace” in its entirety.
• She has lived her whole life in this small town. – She has lived in a small town all her life.

In these examples you can use all , but the order of words in the phrase will be different. Compare:

the whole book / all the book her whole life / all her life

Only used with uncountable nouns all :

• He has spent all his pocket money on sweets. He spent all his pocket money on sweets.

Every/all/whole with the time words

Every – each – indicates the frequency of the action: every day/week/year, every ten minutes/every other day.

• I help my Mom every day. – I help my mother every day.
• Please call me every two hours. – Please call me (every) every 2 hours.
• His father sends him a check every four weeks. – His father sends him a check every 4 weeks.

To denote a period of time from beginning to end, they are used as all , so wholesale : all day / the whole day, all week / the whole week etc.

• He was doing his homework all evening / the whole evening. — He did his homework all evening.
• It rained all week / the whole week. -It rained for a whole week.

Please note that in phrases all day / all night / all week no article is used. Exception - all the time- always, constantly, all the time. But don't confuse it with every time- every time. Compare:

• They never go out. They are at home all the time. – They never leave the house. They are at home all the time
• Every time I go there, I get stressed. “Every time I go there, I get nervous.”

Agree that you have heard a common mistake from others more than once: “All went to the class.” Or perhaps you yourself have often been corrected in similar cases. Many English language learners, even after months or even years of practice, are puzzled by the fact that the correct saying is “Everyone/everybody went to the class” and not “Everyone went to the class.”

Really, where is the logic? "Everyone went to class": everyone is all, even the dictionary says so. This means that it is correct to say “All went to the class”. Unfortunately, not all of us know how to use dictionaries correctly in the process of learning a language. So in our case, it is worth remembering that even before the meaning of the word, the part of speech is indicated in the dictionary. Here's after all worth - adjective. This means that this word answers the question “which?”, and not “who?”. In our sentence, “everyone” answers the question “who?”, that is, it is a noun, not an adjective.

With this small linguistic study we want to tell you that:

Maybe words all, every, wholesale and are similar in meaning (they are translated into Russian as “all, everything, etc.”), but in terms of grammar and compatibility with other words they are still very different. The only similarity they have is that all these words are adjectives, that is, they must be followed by a noun. But they have much more differences.

ABOUT all And every we have already mentioned in the conversation about. In this lesson we will also give a comparative description of these words.

Table. Using all, every, whole

Parameters for comparison	ALL	EVERY	WHOLE
What nouns is it used with?	With plural countables meaning “all” and uncountables meaning “all, all, all.” All the students went to the class. The children eat all the sugar.	With singular countables meaning “each”. Every student went to the class.	With singular countables in the meaning “all”. Have you eaten the whole cake?
Where are articles, possessive pronouns and numerals placed?	Between all and a noun. The teacher gave bad marks to all twenty students. (a/an) is not used with all, because a/an is placed only before singular countable nouns (see previous row)	Every is put instead of , since it is also such: articles, possessive pronouns and numerals cannot be placed next to it.	Before wholesale. We were reading the whole evening. My whole family will come to the wedding.
Expressions of time	ALL DAY/ NIGHT/ WEEK LONG All shows how long something lasts. Don't forget to set long!	EVERY DAY/ MONTH/ WEEK TEN MINUTES Every expresses how often something happens	THE WHOLE DAY/ NIGHT/ WEEK Whole shows how long something lasts, that is, it completely duplicates the use all over time.

As you can see, these three words are not so identical. Not only do they combine with different words, but they also have different shades of meaning, and in some cases, even translations!

The difference is in the use of the words all, every and whole. The English words all, every and whole can be translated as “all, everything,” but they are used in different ways. Let's look at the difference. All and everybody/everyone - all As a rule, to indicate that we are talking about all people, use everybody/everyone, not all: It was a good party. Everybody enjoyed it. When the fire alarm rank, everyone left the building immediately. But if we specify - all of us, all of them / we all, they all - then only all is used: all of us/you/them, we/you/they all We all did well in the examination. All of us passed. All and everything Both of these words are translated as “everything” and are sometimes used interchangeably. For example, in the constructions all I can, all you need: I’ll do all I can to help him – I’ll do everything to help him. They will provide all you need - They will provide everything you need. But if there are no qualifying words, everything is usually used: Why are you so lazy? Why do you expect me to do everything for you? (not all for you) - Why are you so lazy? Why do you think that I will do everything for you? Nothing has changed. Everything is the same as it was. (not all is the same) - Nothing has changed. Everything remained the same. All is used in the expression ‘all about’ – all about (something) Margaret told me all about her new job. It sounds quite interesting. - Margaret told me everything about her work. Sounds pretty interesting. All is also used to express “the only thing that...” All I’ve eaten today is a sandwich. - All I ate today was one sandwich. All I know about her is just her name. - The only thing I know about her is her name. I didn't have much money with me. All I had was ten pounds. - I have some money with me. All I have is 10 pounds. Please note that the words every/everybody/everyone/everything are singular, so they agree with the singular verb: Everybody wants to be his friend. “Everyone wants to be his friend.” But instead of the 3rd person general pronoun, the plural form they/them/their is used: Everybody said they enjoyed themselves. “Everyone said they had a good time.” All and whole - all Whole - all in the meaning “whole, entirely”. Most often, whole is used with singular countable nouns: In summer I read the whole book “War and Peace” - In the summer I read the book “War and Peace” in its entirety. She has lived her whole life in this small town. – She has lived in a small town all her life. In these examples, you can use all, but the order of the words in the phrase will be different. Compare: the whole book / all the book her whole life / all her life With uncountable nouns, only all is used: He has spent all his pocket money on sweets. He spent all his pocket money on sweets. Every/all/whole with the time words Every – each – denotes the frequency of the action: every day/week/year, every ten minutes/ every other day. I help my Mom every day. – I help my mother every day. Please call me every two hours. – Please call me (every) every 2 hours. His father sends him a check every four weeks. – His father sends him a check every 4 weeks. To designate a period of time from beginning to end, both all and whole are used: all day / the whole day, all week / the whole week etc. He was doing his homework all evening / the whole evening. - He did his homework all evening. It rained all week / the whole week. -It rained for a whole week. Please note that in the phrases all day / all night / all week the article is not used. Exception - all the time - always, constantly, all the time. But do not confuse it with every time - every time. Compare: They never go out. They are at home all the time. – They never leave the house. They are at home all the time. Every time I go there, I get stressed. “Every time I go there, I get nervous.”