All and whole are determiners.
All the school took part in the festival. all + noun
The whole school took part in the festival. whole + noun
The can be used with all and whole:
He's busy all the time. - use the after all.
He's busy the whole of the time. - use the before whole.
She owns all of the company.
She owns the whole of the company.
My, your, his, hers and its are all possessive adjectives.
All his staff speak English. use all before the possessive adjective.
His whole staff speak English. use whole comes after the possessive adjective.
With plural nouns use all the and all of the.
All the people who attended the party wore red.
All of the people who attended the party wore red.
Use whole after a definite article (a/the).
She ate the whole cake. - do not say, 'She ate whole cake.'
She ate all the cake. do not say, 'She ate the all cake.'
It is usual to use all with uncountable nouns
All the water in the bucket.
Now choose the correct form to complete each sentence:
