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All - Every - None

All means the total number of people or things considered as a group.


Every means all members of a group considered individually.
None means ‘not one’ or ‘not any’. We use it as a pronoun to replace
countable and uncountable nouns. We use it as subject or object:

-- EVERY --
Every refers to all members of a group though considered individually. It
can be used to talk about three or more people/things.

Every + singular noun


The noun that comes after Every is in singular form.

 I have visited every country in South America (we do NOT say:


every countries)
 I can understand every word our teacher says. (we do NOT say:
every words)

Note, when you use every + noun as a subject, it uses a singular


verb (verb + s)

 Every day is a chance to learn something new.


 Every child needs love and care.
 Every house on the street looks the same.

Every + number + plural noun


Every can be followed by a plural noun when there is a number before
that noun. This is common with periods of time or things at regular
intervals.

 He gets his head shaved every three weeks.


 You need to take a break every two hours.

We can also use every without a number and a singular noun to refer to
regular intervals:
 He plays football every Saturday.
 She goes to the gym every day.

-- ALL --
All refers to the total number of people or things of a group. They are
considered as a group and not individually. There are minimum three things
in the group.

All + noun
We can use All with a plural noun to make a generalization about an entire
group of something.

 All sharks are dangerous.


 All elephants are slow.

All + of + determiner + noun


The noun can be singular, plural or an uncountable noun. These nouns can
also be replaced by pronouns.

 You need to read all of the book.


 All of the pages are yellow and old.
 All of the fish in the pond have died.
 You need to remove all of them before they start to smell bad.

Note that All of + singular noun is not common and Whole or Entire used
instead of all of.

 You need to read the whole book (= all of the book)

We can also remove OF before the determiner + noun (but we must


use OF before a pronoun)

 You need to read all the book.


 All the pages are yellow and old.

Pronoun + all
Sometimes you can place All after a pronoun to emphasize that every
single one of that group is included.
 We all hope you get better soon.
 I hope you all have a great time.
 I have made us all some sandwiches.

Compare All vs. Every


A simple way to remember is that All is with a plural noun + plural
verb while Every is with a singular noun + singular verb. Every can also
suggest “without exception”.

 All students receive a certificate.


 Every student receives a certificate.

We can use All with uncountable nouns (and not Every).

 I like all music (NOT every music)


 Place all luggage on the counter. (NOT every luggage)

-- NONE –
None + of + the
 None of the books is interesting
 None of the students is doing the homework.
 None of the workers was paid.

None + of + demonstrative pronoun


 None of this would ever happened if you just followed me
 Brenda thinks none of these medicines work for her sickness.
 We never imagined that none of those people would help us in times
of need.

None + of + possessive / pronoun


possessives (my, your)

 None of his old friends knew what had happened to him.


 It doesn’t matter. None of it was your fault.
 None of my friends knows it.

In formal styles, we use none of with a singular verb when it


is the subject. However, in informal speaking, people often
use plural verbs:

 None of that surprises me.


 Indeed, none of his novels is well shaped or well written.
 None of the products have been tested on animals and all the bottles
are recyclable. (informal)

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