problem has practical solutions.
– with time words such as minute, hour, day
There's a bus every ten minutes.
Every morning Andrew goes jogging in the park.
– makes compound pronouns with – body, – one, – thing
Everybody likes presents.
They invited everyone but James and Karen.
Everything's done by computer nowadays.
Note
the pronoun everyone differs from the word combination every one.
Everyone is a synonym to everybody and refers only to persons.
Everyone enjoyed the movie.
Every one is a synonym to each one and refers both to persons and things.
He watched a lot of movies and enjoyed every one.
– agrees with singular verb
Every citizen is obliged to observe the constitution.
Each and every one of us has their own opinion.
either
– with countable nouns
– refers to two or more things or persons
There are shops at either end of the street.
Either of these books is useful.
Nick can wear watches on either hand.
Note
the pronoun either differs from the adverb either, which is used in negative sentences.
If you don't order the dessert, I won't either.
Olivia doesn't know his address, Andrew doesn't know either.
– agrees with a singular verb
Does either of you speak Chinese?
Has either of you two seen Harry?
all
– with uncountable nouns and plural countables
– has a generalized meaning
All children need love.
Olivia said good buy to them all.
– the pronoun all agrees with plural verb if it's used with plural countables; if it refers to uncountable nouns, then pronoun all agrees with singular verb.
All the students were ready.
All the milk was fresh.
All the book was torn out.
Note
You may use the whole + noun instead of all the + noun
when it goes with a singular countable noun.
The whole book was torn out.
– If all precedes other noun modifiers (the, this, my, etc), then it can be used either as all + noun, or all of + noun.
Andrew invited all his (all of his) friends.
It's important to answer all the (all of the) questions.
Note
Use all of before object pronouns, but just all after them.
Andrew invited all of them (them all).
All of you (You all) have various questions.
– As the subject it agrees with either singular or plural verb, that depends on the context.
All is well that ends well.
All have gone.
– If the subject is a personal pronoun, then all is put between and the verb.
We all decided to dinner out the next day.
They all skate in winter.
– If there is a linking verb, an auxiliary or modal one, then all goes after the first verb.
We are all here.
They have all seen the movie.
You should all take part in this conference.
Note
All is quite often substituted by comounds everybody, everyone, everything.
All are happy. => Everyone is happy.
All is ready. => Everything is ready.
both
– with plural countables
– refers to two persons or things
I like both (ties).
Both (applicants) are equally experienced.
– agrees with a plural verb
Which project is better? Both are good.
– Use of between both and another determiner.
Both
