Idx | 0148 |
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Keyword | all |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | This decision changed all of her life. |
Correct Sentence | This decision changed her whole life. |
Cloze Error Sentence | This decision changed [[all of her]] life. |
Cloze Sentence | This decision changed [[her whole]] life. |
Cloze Answer | her whole |
Choices | all of her | her whole |
Explanation | Before the singular form of a countable noun we usually use whole or entire: 'We spent the whole lesson singing songs.' 'The entire document will have to be rewritten.' Note that sometimes both all and whole/entire are possible: 'It rained the whole/all the afternoon.' In these cases, whole/entire provides greater emphasis and often express a feeling of surprise, disappointment, satisfaction etc: 'I read the whole book in just two evenings.' |
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