Clarifying stuff
- 1. M. Hidalgo
- 2. All Every (-body/-thing/-where) Any No None
- 3. Use: with plural nouns to say the total quantity: All men like cars
- 4. Use: with uncountable nouns to say the total quantity: All cheese is made from milk I like all his music
- 5. Use: with the article “the” + noun to refer to specific people or things All (of) the people in my office are married
- 6. Use: with singular nouns to refer to all of a group Every student who finishes the course gets a certificate I go to class every Tuesday
- 7. Every child needs love All children need love Every + singular noun All + plural noun
- 8. She stayed with me every day She stayed with me all day Every = Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,… All = from the morning to the night
- 9. Both can be used with singular nouns to mean “complete”, but the word order is different: Julie spent all (of) the summer at home Julie spent the whole summer at home We generally use “the whole of” I’ve spent the whole of my life studying English
- 10. With uncountable nouns we prefer “all” I’ve drunk all the milk (not I’ve drunk the whole milk)
- 11. With uncountable nouns we prefer “all” I’ve drunk all the milk (not I’ve drunk the whole milk)
- 12. Use: with singular verb to refer to all people Has everybody finished?
- 13. We do not normally use all without a noun to mean “everybody” All the people stood up Everybody / everyone stood up (not All stood up)
- 14. Use: with singular verb to refer to all the things Everything was incredibly expensive
- 15. All = everything only in the structure all + relative clause All that I have is yours Everything I have is yours Everything is yours
- 16. Use: with singular verb to refer to all the places I found that everywhere was booked up
- 17. I found that everywhere was booked up I found that all (the) hotels were booked up
- 18. no - none - anyno - none - any To talk about zero quantity we use: negative verb + any There aren’t any oranges left in the fridge
- 19. no - none - anyno - none - any To talk about zero quantity we use: positive verb + no There are no oranges left in the fridge
- 20. no - none - anyno - none - any To talk about zero quantity we use: None + no noun None + of + noun / pronoun + positive verb - Are there any oranges left? - No, none None of the students came to class
- 22. 1.1. Can you put all the cases / all cases in the car? 2. Everybody was / were very kind to me 3. All / Everything started about five months ago. 4. On Tuesday I worked all / every day. 5. In general, all women / all the women love children. 6. He has no / any money at the moment. 7. How often do you go swimming? Every / All Wednesday. 8. None / No of my friends came to the party. Complete with all, any, every(body/thing/where) no, noneComplete with all, any, every(body/thing/where) no, none
- 23. Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where) At 5.00 in the morning ………………………… is asleep, the streets are empty, and …………………… shops are closed. everybody all the
- 24. ……………………… had a fantastic time at the party. They ate ………… food and danced ………… night. Everybody all the all Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 25. ……………………… began when I met Kevin at a concert. Everything Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 26. ……………… my problems began when I met Kevin. All Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 27. I’m poor but happy. Money isn’t ……………everything Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 28. I was ill yesterday and spent …………… day in bed. all Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 29. I’ve looked ……………………. but I can’t find my passport. everywhere Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 30. I’ve been working late …………………… day this week. every Complete withComplete with all, all theall, all the oror every(body/thing/where)every(body/thing/where)
- 31. I don’t have …………. money. Can you lend me some? any Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 32. There’s ………… bread. Can you go and get some? no Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 33. Why did ………… of you do the homework? none Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 34. I couldn’t answer …………… of the questions. any Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 35. Is there any more wine? No, ……………. It’s all finished. none. Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 36. Can you pay me today? Sorry, I have …………… money no Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 37. Can you give me a lift? Sorry, there isn’t …………… room in the car.any Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 38. ………………… of my friends likes seeing films with subtitles None Complete withComplete with no, noneno, none oror anyany
- 39. We use both/ neither/ either for twotwo things. You can use these words with a noun (both books, neither book etc.). For example, you are talking about going out to eat this evening. There are two restaurants where you can go. You say: • Both restaurants are very good. • Neither restaurant is expensive. • We can go to either restaurant. I don't mind, (either = one or the other, it doesn't matter which one)
- 40. When you use both/ neither/ either + ofof, you always need the... / these/ those... / my/ your/ his / us / them • Both of these restaurants are very good. • Neither of the restaurants we went to waswas expensive. • I haven't been to either of those restaurants. (= I haven't been to one or the other)
- 41. Use none to talk about a group of three or more things or people • None of my friends came. Use neither to talk about two things or people. • Neither of my parents wanted me to marry him.
- 42. They ________________ started to speak together. both
- 43. Look at Peter and his five friends! ________________ of them knows how to change a tyre. They are so useless! None
- 44. You don't like coffee and I don't like coffee. ____________of us likes coffee. Neither
- 45. There were two witnesses but I wouldn't trust ________ of them.either
- 46. Either…or … is used to begin a list of two or more possibilities: • You add either one or two cloves of garlic. • It's your choice! Either she leaves or I will! • She's the kind of person you either love or hate.
- 47. Neither ... nor ... : used when mentioning two things that are not true or possible: • Neither Sally’s mother nor his father speakspeakss German. • The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.
- 48. ______ he ______ his wife eats meat. They are vegetarians. Neither nor
- 49. I want ____________ the red one _________ the blue one. I don’t care, because I like both. either or
- 50. used to show that a negative statement is also true about another thing or person, or to add a different negative statement about something or someone. • “I can't swim.” “I can't, either” “Neither can I” “Me neither”
- 51. Tom didn't believe a word he said, and neither did the police. Tom didn't believe a word he said, and the police didn’t either.
- 52. It's not an easy car to drive , and at $40,000 it's not cheap _______.either
- 53. Barça won't be playing in the Champions League this year, and ________ will Madridneither
- 54. Full (adjective): containing many things of the same kind • The train was completely full. • Don't talk with your mouth full. Full of • The kitchen was full of smoke. • The music papers were full of gossip about the band.
- 55. Plenty (pronoun): a large quantity that is enough or more than enough • Make sure she gets plenty of fresh air. • No need to hurry - you've got plenty of time. • There's plenty to do and see in New York.
- 56. Compare: The kitchen was full of smoke There was plenty of smoke in the kitchen
- 57. Compare: There's plenty to do and see in New York. New York is full of opportunities to do and see things
- 58. There is __________ of time to get dressed up for the wedding. plenty
- 59. The internet is ____________ of resources to learn online. full
- 60. On the internet there are ____________ of resources to learn online. plenty