1.all与whole都有“整个 ”“全部的”之含义.一般来讲,all可以修饰各类名词,且限定词要放在all之后.而whole 只能修饰具有整体意义的单数名词,且限定词要放在whole 之前.
(1) all the money/ all the time/ all the country/all the students/ all my life/ all my books
(2) a whole roast duck/ the whole class/the whole city/the whole nation/my whole life
2.一般来讲,whole 不能修饰 复数可数名词,但是若复数可数名词前有具体的数量词时,则可以用whole .
(3) three whole days / all three days
3.all与whole都可以用来修饰专有名词,但是用whole修饰专有名词时,一定要带of .
(3) the whole of China/ all China
(4) the whole of Chinese history/all Chinese history
4.all 独立使用时,在句中,可以做主语,宾语和同位语.whole 独立使用时,在句中可以做补语.
(5) All are present.
(6) I have finished all today.
(7) They are all teachers.
(8) I like them all.
(9) The man ate an egg whole.
(10) Roast ducks are ducks that roasted whole