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Quantifiers, All, Every, Etc

This document provides guidance on using various quantifiers in English including all, every, most, none, any, both, neither and either. It explains that: 1. All and every are used with plural or uncountable nouns to refer to the entire group, while most refers to the majority. 2. None and no are used to indicate zero quantity, and any can be used without a noun or with a negative verb. 3. Both refers to two things, either refers to one or the other, and neither refers to not one or the other. The verb must agree with the subject.

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Quantifiers, All, Every, Etc

This document provides guidance on using various quantifiers in English including all, every, most, none, any, both, neither and either. It explains that: 1. All and every are used with plural or uncountable nouns to refer to the entire group, while most refers to the majority. 2. None and no are used to indicate zero quantity, and any can be used without a noun or with a negative verb. 3. Both refers to two things, either refers to one or the other, and neither refers to not one or the other. The verb must agree with the subject.

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Quantifiers: all /

every, etc
All, every, most
• 1. All animals need food. All fruit contains sugar.
• All of the animals in this zoo look sad. The animals all looked sad.
• 2. Everybody is here. Everything is very expensive.
• 3. Most people live in cities.
• Most of the people in this class are women.
• 4. All of us work hard and most of us come to class every week.
• 5. Every room has a bathroom. I work every Saturday.
All, every, most
• 1. Use all or all (of) + a plural or uncountable noun.
• All = in general, all (of) the = specific.
• All can be used before a main verb. All can't be used without a noun. Use
everything / everybody, + singular verb, e.g. Everything is very expensive.
• 3. Use most to say the majority. Most = general; Most of = specific.
• 4. We often use all / most of + an object pronoun, e.g. all of us, most of
them, all of you, most of it.
• 5. Use every + singular countable noun to mean "all of the group".
• Every and all + time expressions: Every day = Monday to Sunday. All day
= from morning to night.
No, none, any
• 1. Is there any milk? Sorry, there is no milk. There isn't any (milk).
• 2. Is there any food? No, none. / There is none.
• But none of us are hungry.
• 3. Come any weekend! Anyone can come.
• 1. Use no + a noun and a positive verb, or any + noun + neg. Verb to refer to
zero quantity. Any can also be used without a noun.
• 2. Use none in short answers, or with a positive verb to refer to zero
quantity. You can also use none + of + pronoun / noun.
• 3. Use any (and anything, anyone, etc.) and a positive verb to mean it
doesn't matter when, who, etc.
Both, neither, either
• 1. Both Pierre and Marie Curie were scientists. Neither Pierre nor
Marie was / were aware of the dangers of radiation.
• Marie Curie wanted to study either physics or mathematics. In the
end she studied both subjects at the Sorbonne in Paris.
• 2. She and her husband both won Nobel Prizes.
• 3. Neither of them realized how dangerous radium was.
• Use both, either, and neither to talk about two people,
things, actions, etc. Both = A and B, either = A or B, neither = not A
and not B.
Both, neither, either
• 1. Use a positive verb. The verb is plural with both, and either singular
or plural with neither.
• 2. When both refers to the subject of a clause it can also be used
before a main verb.
• 3. We often use both / either / neither + of + object pronoun, e.g. us,
them, etc. Or + of the + noun.

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