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QUANTIFIERS :fire:
For no and every, we use none and every one or all, if not we use much, many, lots of, a lot of, etc.
When we use none with a plural noun or pronoun, the verb can be singular or plural. Grammatically, it should be singular, but people often use the plural when they speak
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A lot,lots of, great deal of, a large number of.
in affirmative sentences, the following forms are found.
spoken/informal
-There will be plenty of food/people.(uncount and count)
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- We do not usually use all to mean everybody/everyone/everything.
Everybody had a good time.
Everything was ruined in the fire.
I said hello to everyone.
But if all is followed by a relative clause, it can mean everything.
All (that) | own is yours.
I spend all I earn.
This structure can express ideas such as nothing more or only this.
All I want is a place to sleep.
All I had was a couple of beers.
All that happened was that he pushed her a bit, and she fell over.
- Before a noun with a determiner (for example the, my, this) both all and all of are possible.
You eat all (of) the time.
All (of) my friends are coming tonight.
Before a noun with no determiner, we use all.
All people are born equal.
- With personal pronouns, we use all of.
All of you passed. Well done!
I don't need these books. You can have all of them.
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This can be used before a noun.
-Some/Any
-Much/many
-each/every
-more/most
-a little/little
-several
-a few/few
-both
-fewer/less
-all/no
-enough
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