3. ALL
• All + plural countable: “all animals”
• All + uncountable: “all fruit”
POSITION IN THE SENTENCE:
1. Before the noun:“all animals looked sad”
2. Noun + all + main verb: “the animals all
looked sad”
3. After “to be”: “the animals are all sad”
4. ALL
• All + noun = general
“all flowers are beautiful”
• All (of) the + noun = specific
“all (of) the flowers in this garden are beautiful”
• All of + object pronoun
“all of them are beautiful”
• All + subject pronoun
“all she says is the same”
5. ALL
• “All enjoyed the party” = WRONG
– “Everybody enjoyed the party”
– “All of them enjoyed the party”
• All + time expressions
“all day” = continuously
“all the day”
6. EVERY
• Every + singular countable noun
“Every seat was taken”
• Every + time expressions = how often sth
happens
“You’re wearing a different outfit every day”
7. MOST (= the majority)
• Most + noun = general
“Most problems have a solution”
• Most of the + noun = specific
“Most of the problems we had were solved”
• Most of + object pronoun
“Most of them have a solution”
9. NO
• No + noun + positive verb
“There were no shops open”
“We have no information”
“No cigarette is completely harmless”
10. ANY
• Any + noun + negative verb
“There weren’t any shops open”
• Any (without noun) + negative verb
“Did you have some milk? There wasn’t any!”
• Any / anything / anyone… + positive verb =
= it doesn’t matter what, who, when…
“I’m so hungry! I could eat anything”
11. NONE
• None of + pronoun/noun
“This money is all yours. None of it is mine”
“None of the shops were open”
• None + positive verb
“All the tickets have been sold. There are none”
“Did you buy milk? There’s none in the fridge”
• In short answers
“How much money do you have? None”
