2. ALL
• All + plural countable
nouns (“all animals”)
• All + uncountable nouns
(“all fruit”)
– 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”)
• All + subject pronoun
(“all she says is the
same”)
• All + time expressions
– “All day”
– “All the day”
3. ALL without a noun
ALL without a noun everybody / everything
+ singular verb
• All enjoyed the party
• All of them enjoyed the party
• Everybody enjoyed the party
4. ALL position in the sentence
• Before the noun:
All animals looked sad
• Between the noun and the main verb:
The animals all looked sad
• After the verb to be:
The animals are all sad
5. EVERY
• Every + singular countable noun:
Every seat was taken
• Everything / everybody / everyone / everywhere
+ singular verb:
Everybody was in the meeting
• Every + time expressions = how often sth
happens
You’re wearing a different outfit every day
All day (from morning to night) Every day (Monday,
Tuesday…)
6. NO
• No + noun + positive verb = zero quantity
There were no shops open
No reason was given for the change of plans
• Nothing / nobody / no-one / nowhere +
singular verb:
Nobody is perfect
7. ANY
• Any + noun + negative verb = zero quantity
There weren’t any shops open
• Any of + noun / pronoun + negative verb = zero
quantity
I didn’t buy any of these books
I didn’t buy any of them
• Any (without a noun) / anything / anyone /
anybody / anywhere + negative verb = zero quantity
Did you have some milk? There wasn’t any
There wasn’t anything in the fridge
8. ANY
• Any (anything, anyone…) + positive verb = it
doesn’t matter who, which…
I’m so hungry. I could eat anything
You can take any bus
9. NONE
• In short answers:
How much money do you have? None
• None + positive verb = zero quantity
All the tickets have been sold. There are none.
• None of + pronoun / noun:
This money is all yours. None of it is mine
None of the shops were open
10. NONE
• In short answers:
How much money do you have? None
• None + positive verb = zero quantity
All the tickets have been sold. There are none.
• None of + pronoun / noun:
This money is all yours. None of it is mine
None of the shops were open
