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    all
     

    all + noun / all (of) the/my/etc. + noun / all + object pronoun


     
    We can use all + noun to talk about all things or people in general or all (of) the/my/etc. + noun to talk about specific things or people.

    • All plants need water.


    • All (of) the plants in the garden were burned.

    We can also use all of + object pronoun.

    • All of them were at the event. 


    • She invited all of us to dinner.

    Mid position
     
    We can also use all in mid position. That is before the main verb or after the verb be when it is the main verb. Or after the first auxiliary verb when there
    are auxiliary verbs.

    • We all went.
    • They were all happy.
    • We can all be there when she arrives.

     
    all + time expression
     
    We say all day, all night, all month, all year, etc. to mean ‘the entire day/night/month/etc.’

    • I studied all day and all night.


    • We’ll be here all week. 

    Note that we don’t use an article or a preposition when we use all + time expression.

    • We didn’t see them all day. (NOT in all the day)

    everything/everybody + verb (NOT all + verb)


     
    You shouldn’t use all on itself as the subject of the sentence.

    • Everything is big in the U.S. (NOT All is big)


    • Everybody was at the party. (NOT All were at the party)

    most
     

    most + noun / most of the/my/etc. + noun / most of + object pronoun


     
    We can use most + noun to talk about all people or things in general or most of the/my/etc. + noun to talk about specific people or things.

    • Most people trust science.


    • Most of the people at the club were underage.

    We can also use most of + object pronoun.

    • Most of us come from poor families. 


    • They arrested most of them.

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    both
     

    both A and B
     
    We can use both A and B to refer to all the elements in a group of two things.

    • Both Jane and Margaret passed the exam.

    both (of the) + noun / both of + object pronoun


     
    We can also use both (of the) + noun or both of + object pronoun to refer to two things or people.

    • Both (of the) students passed the exam.


    • Both of them passed the exam.

    Mid position
     
    Both, like all, can be used in mid position.

    • We both went. 
    • They were both happy. 
    • We can both be there when she arrives. 

    either
     
    We use either to refer to a choice between two possibilities.
     

    either A or B
     

    • They’ll be here either on Monday or on Tuesday.


    • Either Carla or her sisters is/are going to be there at your arrival. 

    either + singular noun


     

    • Either candidate is a good option.

    either of the + plural noun


     

    • Either of the candidates is/are a good option.

    either + object pronoun


     

    • Either of them is/are a good option.


    • I don’t like either of them.

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