Whole and All
Sometimes it’s easy to confuse ‘whole’ and ‘all’. Here are some differences:
We use ‘whole’ mostly with singular countable nouns. The articles a and the come before whole.
•He read the whole book.
•I want to see the whole world.
We use all mostly with uncountable and plural nouns. The article the comes after all.
•She ate all the cakes.
•He drank all the water.
With the word day we can say all day or the whole day. They mean the same thing.
•I spent all day at home.
•I spent the whole day at home.
Let’s review! Use all or whole.
