All, Every and Whole
everybody vs all · whole vs all · every day vs all day · singular verbs All, Every et Whole
everybody vs all · whole vs all · every day vs all day · verbes singuliers

No. All alone as a subject (without a noun) is not used this way. Use everybody or everyone: ✓ “Everybody was happy.” You can say “All of us were happy” (all of + pronoun) or “All my friends were happy” (all + noun), but not “All were happy.”

Non. All seul comme sujet (sans nom) ne s’utilise pas ainsi. Utilisez everybody ou everyone : ✓ “Everybody was happy.” On peut dire “All of us were happy” (all of + pronom) ou “All my friends were happy” (all + nom), mais pas “All were happy.”

Use whole with singular countable nouns: the whole book, the whole team, a whole packet. Use all the with uncountable nouns: all the money, all the information, all the furniture. Never say “the whole money” or “the whole information”.

Utilisez whole avec les noms singuliers dénombrables. Utilisez all the avec les noms indénombrables. Ne dites jamais “the whole money” ou “the whole information”.

Every day = frequency (how often): “We went to the beach every day.” All day = the complete day from morning to evening: “We spent all day on the beach.” Note: say all day (not “all the day”) and all week (not “all the week”).

Every day = fréquence. All day = toute la journée du matin au soir. Note : on dit all day (pas “all the day”) et all week (pas “all the week”).

Everybody / everyone / everything / every + noun are grammatically singular — always use a singular verb: “Everybody has arrived.” / “Every seat was taken.” However, when using a pronoun to refer back to everybody/everyone, use they/them/their: “Everybody said they enjoyed themselves.”

Everybody / everyone / everything / every + nom sont grammaticalement singuliers — utilisez toujours un verbe singulier. Cependant, pour faire référence à everybody/everyone avec un pronom, utilisez they/them/their.