‘Determiners and quantifiers 3 all, both, whole enim All (of) my friends like watching sport on TV. I suppose all exercise carries some risks. I thought the whole event was briltiant. Sometimes I go whole weeks without running. By the time we got to the bus stop both of us were completely exhausted, » To make negative sentences with all (of) we usually use not all (of) rather than all... not: | Not all the effects are positive. or The effects are not all positive. (not positive.) ‘A None of and not all (of) have different meanings: Not all of them like the thought of running long distances. None of them like the thought of running long distances. We usually put all after the verb be and after the first auxiliary verb: Next spring we're all going to Madrid. They could all have been Olympic athletes. If there is no auxiliary, we usually put all before the verb: We all went running together. We sometimes use all after the noun it refers to: My friends all think I’m crazy. or All my friends think I'm crazy. To talk about two things or people we use both (of) in affirmative sentences or neither (of) in negative sentences: We certainly both got a lot fitter. Both of us were completely exhausted. Neither of us did any exercise. (not Both-of us-didn't-do-any-exercise.) some of them do) not one of them does) Before singular countable nouns we usually use the whole rather than all (of) the: T thought the whole event was brilliant. A Before day / week / night / month / summer, etc. we prefer all rather than the whole: After I've been sitting at my computer all day I can’t wait to go out for a run. I might go all week without a run. ‘A We can use all the or the whole before way and tis Twas really surprised when I managed to run all the way. ot ... the whole way. 4 every, each I go running on Wednesday and on Friday, and I try to run ten miles each day. of ... every day: Every one of us will have a really good time, ot Each one of us Before a singular countable noun, we use each (of) to talk about two or more things or people, and every to talk about three or more things or people. Sometimes we can use either every or each with little difference in meaning.