ALL + | 1 2 3 4a 4b |
- the my, your, etc. this, that these, those |
Uncountable noun or Countable noun in the plural Uncountable noun Countable noun in the plural |
1. | All cheese contains protein All children need affection |
2. | All the people in the room were silent. Have you eaten all the bread ? |
3. | I've invited all my friends to the party. I've been waiting all my life for this opportunity. |
4a. | Who's left all this paper on my desk? |
4b. | Look at all those balloons! |
BOTH + | 1 2 3 4 |
- the my, your, etc. these, those |
Countable noun in the plural |
1. | Both children were born in Italy. |
2. | He has crashed both (of) the cars . |
3. | Both (of) my parents have fair hair. |
4 | You can take both (of) these books back to the library. |
HALF + |
1 2 3 4 |
a the my, your, etc. this, that, |
Uncountable or countable noun |
1. | I bought half a kilo of apples yesterday. |
2. | You can have half (of) the cake . She gave me half (of) the apples . |
3. | I've already given you half (of) my money . Half (of) his books were in French. |
4 | Half (of) these snakes are harmless You can take half (of) this sugar . |
NOTE : All, both, half + OF : 'OF' must be added when followed by a pronoun:
All of you; both of us; half of them
It is also quite common to add it in most of the above situations except when there is no
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