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almost/nearly all AI most all my friends
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have computers. I The cups fell off the shelf and nearly all of them broke. all dogs/all cars/all children etc (=use this to make a general statement about things or people of the same kind) Ail mammals are warm-blooded. I All cars over 5 years old must haoe a test certificate.
A Word order with auxiliary or modal verbs (like have, will, can, should etc): all goes after the auxiliary or modal verb, and before the main verb: The new students will all arrive tomorrow. I You should all go and visit her in the hospital.
Don't use 'all the ...' to make general statements about people or things. Don't say 'all the dogs have four legs'. Say all dogs have four legs.
each /i:tjy [determiner/pronoun] all - use this to emphasize that you mean every
separate person or thing in a group: The calendar has a different picture for each month of the year. I She had a ring on each finger of her right hand. I The president shook hands with each member of
the team.
each of She gave each of them a plate of food. I Each of the bedrooms has its own shower.
we each/they each/us each My brother and I each have our own room. I She gave us each о pen and a piece of paper in each/for each/to each etc She dug
several tiny holes in the soil, planting a seed in each.
You can use each before a singular noun or after a plural pronoun: Each child has a desk and a chair. I They each have a desk and a chair. Use each of with a plural noun and a singular verb: Each of the children has a desk and a chair.
everything /'evriGn]/ [pronoun] all the things in a group, or all the things that someone says or does: Everything in the store costs less than $10. I / agree with everything she said.
/hi Use everything with a singular verb. Don't say 'everything were very expensive'. Say everything was very expensive.
Don't write this word as 'every thing'. The correct spelling is everything.
every /'evri/ [determinerj all - use this only with singular nouns: Every room in the house was painted white. I The bank has branches in every city in France. I She bought presents for every member of her family. I Every teacher knows the problems that difficult children can cause.
every single (used to emphasize that you really mean everyone or everything, especially when this is surprising) It rained every single day of our vacation. I The police questioned every sing/e passenger on the plane.
everyone/everybody
bodii-bcndii Ipronoun] aB
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evnwAn, evn- bodij-baidi/ \pronoun] aB the people in а group: / think everyone enjoyed the party. I If everybody is ready, I'll begin. I Has everyone gone home?
Use everyone and everybody with a singular verb. Don't say 'everyone were late' Say everyone was late.
You can also use everyone and everybody to talk about people in generaclass="underline" Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health.
^^ Use every with a singular noun and a
singular verb.
unanimous /jui'naenimas/ [adj\ if a group of people or a decision they make is unanimous, all the members of the
group agree about something: Many party members agreed with their leader, but they certainly weren't unanimous. unanimous decislon/agreement/verdlct
(«а decision that everyone in a group agrees on) The committee made q unanimous decision to expel the three students.
В the whole of something
ail /э:1/ (predeterminer/quantifier] all of something - use this especially with uncountable nouns
all the/tfus/that/my etc He spends all his money on beer and cigarettes. I I've finished all my homework. I Did you eat all that bread?
all of the/thls/that/my etc I enjoyed the book although I didn't understand all of it.
It all What's happened to the paint? Did you use it all?
all day/weeк/year etc (=the whole of а period of time) / spent all day cleaning the house.
A All and all of mean the same: The
cNldren ate all the food - The children ate all of the food.
whole /haul/ [iadj/quantifier] all of something that is large or has a bt of parts, for example a large area of land, a long period of time, or a large group of people: Police searched the whole area for the murder weapon. I She was so frightened, her whole body was shaking, i I didn't see her again for a whole year. the whole of She spent the whole of the journey complaining about her boyfriend. 1 The Romans conquered almost the whole of western Europe.
A Don't use the whole directly before 'it' or before the name of a place or an organization. Use the whole of Don't say
'the whole Mexico', say the whole of Mexico
complete /клт'рНя/ ladjl use this to say
that something includes all the parts that it should have, with nothing missing: They discovered the complete skeleton of a dinosaur. I He has a complete collection of all Elvis's records.
full ffbl/ [adj] all of something, with everything included - use full with these words:
паше, address, details, set, report, state- л merit, price, cost, amount, refund: Please I write your full name and address. J / used ^ my student card, so I didn't have to pay the full price.
a full refund (-when a shop or company gives you back all the money you paid for something)
entire /in'taia'/ (<adj only before noun] all of something - use this especially to show that you are annoyed or surprised by this: I had to re-write the entire essay after my computer crashed. ! A single CD- ROM can hold the entire text of a 20- volume encyclopedia. I We twisted an entire day waiting at the airport.
В any person or thing
any j'eniI [determiner/pronoun] use this to talk about each one of the people or things in a group, when it is not important to say exactly which one: Any student who wishes to go on the trip should sign this list. 1 You can buy the magazine at any good bookstore, any of the/these/my/them etc You are welcome to borrow any of these books. I Will any of your friends be going to the same university?
anything /етбщ/ [pronoun] any object, action, idea etc: / went shopping with Kathy, but we didn't buy anything. I There's plenty of food - take anything you want. I Do you know anything about network computers? I If anything goes wrong with the car, call a mechanic.