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Understands Immediately Relative Clause Wanted

Idx 0150
Keyword all
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Nobody understands all.
Correct Sentence Nobody understands everything.
Cloze Error Sentence Nobody understands [[all]].
Cloze Sentence Nobody understands [[everything]].
Cloze Answer everything
Choices all | everything
Explanation

Do not use all to mean 'everything' unless it is immediately followed by a relative clause: 'Is that all she wanted to know?'

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