24 February 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

all or the whole......?

All/the whole..........?

The whole

We usually use the whole (of) with singular countable nouns.

The can be replaced by a possessive pronoun our, my, etc.

the whole meeting, my whole life

He worked in the same office his whole life.

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All

We use all (of) to express the total number or amount of something.

All (of) my friends visited me in London.

We usually use all (of) with uncountable nouns.

She has spent all (of) the money on clothes.

All is usually placed after the personal pronoun we, they, them, us.

We all enjoyed the football match

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All or the whole

All or the whole can be used with time expressions.

all day / the whole day…..all morning / the whole morning

I was at work all day.

I was at work the whole day.

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February 2012

Both either neither

by Radmila Gurkova

We use Both/Either/neither for two things: Both Films are good Neither film is bad I don't mind seeing either film Listen carefully to the video - Both of the earths Poles.... Both of ......is always followed by the/those/th...

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February 2012

all or the whole......?

by Radmila Gurkova

All/the whole..........? The whole We usually use the whole...

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February 2012

I am able to understand English

by Radmila Gurkova

Be able to is not a modal auxiliary verb. We include it here for convenience, because it is often used like "can" and "could", which are modal auxiliary verbs. Structure subject + be + able + infinitive Be able to can be used with all tenses: I am able to drive.....

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February 2012

Friday Fun: The History of English #8

by Radmila Gurkova

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbvumrknAKs&feature=relmfu The series about the history of the English language continues with more examples of how English has changed over time. This video includes details about American English. It may be something that people are a lot more common with, especially with the impact of American 'movies' ...

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February 2012

Words are made of letters

by Radmila Gurkova

Made is the past tense of MAKE Make in this case means - produced or shaped as specified It is made of gold ...

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February 2012

Did you win?

by Radmila Gurkova

TO WIN Definition To be first in a contest, a race or something similar To gain victory ...

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February 2012

I actually think that Pigs are cute

by Radmila Gurkova

first 30 seconds of the video For Spanish speakers actually is a false friend. It does not mean right now, nowadays it means in reality. Adverb: Really. This time he actually applied for the job. It is also used when something someone has said is surprising ...

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February 2012

A lot and Allot - Confusing words

by Radmila Gurkova

Confusing words? A lot & Allot A lot Usage: As a noun and an adverb - A large number, very, many For example: A lot of people think that the economy is getting worse. I have a lot of CDs. A lot of planning went into it. ...

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February 2012

Willy Wonker and a boat made of chocolate

by Radmila Gurkova

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5U_jW-OQS0 A man in France made a boat 3.5m long boat out of chocolate and sailed it in a port in Northern France. The boat turned around two or three times and then broke apart. It carried three passengers or sailors! The boat weighed 1.2 tons and reached a speed of 15km/h. It took a team 1.5 ...

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February 2012

185 things to do with a Pig

by Radmila Gurkova

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRETz2F-heQ Christien Meindertsma, author of "Pig 05049" decided to take a look at the afterlife of this pig and find out how many parts of this animal were used and for what. It resulted in at least 185 non-pork products, from bullets to artificial hearts. In Denmark there are 16 million people ...