Fill in the blanks with all, every or everything.
1............... the people stood up.
Wrong!
Use "All" before the plural noun phrase "the people".
2............... opposed the plan.
Wrong!
Use "Everybody" as a singular pronoun to mean all the people.
3............... that I have is yours.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "All" and "Everything" can mean the whole amount in this sentence.
4He ate ............... on his plate.
Wrong!
Use "everything" to mean all the things on his plate; "all" alone means "everything" only before a relative clause (all that was on his plate).
5I have invited ............... friend I have.
Wrong!
Use "every" before the singular countable noun "friend".
6He lost ............... friend he had.
Wrong!
Use "every" before the singular countable noun "friend".
7I have invited ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "them all" and "all of them" are correct object forms for the whole group.
8I have invited ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "all" in the phrase "all of them".
9I like ............... music.
Wrong!
Use "all" before the uncountable noun "music".
10............... children need love.
Wrong!
Use "All" before the plural noun "children".
11............... them have gone home.
Wrong!
Use "All of" before the object pronoun "them".
12He was busy ............... that week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "all" and "all of" can mean the whole of that week.
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- All the people stood up.
- Everybody opposed the plan.
- All / Everything that I have is yours.
- He ate everything on his plate.
- I have invited every friend I have.
- He lost every friend he had.
- I have invited them all / all of them.
- I have invited all of them.
- I like all music.
- All children need love.
- All of them have gone home.
- He was busy all / all of that week.