(1) all, all of一般皆可置于名词、this和that之前。但如果名词前无冠词、物主代词或其他限定词,则不用all of。
- All (of) my friends like skating on the lake.
我所有的朋友都喜欢在那个湖上滑冰。 - All children can be naughty sometimes.
孩子都有调皮的时候。(不用of) - I stopped believing in all (of) that years ago.
几年前我就不信那一套了。
(2) 但在人称代词前,只能用all of。
- They invited all of us to visit their place.
他们邀请我们所有的人去他们那儿参观访问。
(3) all可用在名词、代词之后。
- The teachers/They all went on strike.
教师们/他们全都罢课了。 - Love to you all .
爱献给你们大家。
(4) all可用在主语之后,但并非总紧跟着主语,其位置与放在中间位置的副词相同,即:①一个词的动词之前;②第一个辅助动词之后;③动词be之后。
- They would all have been invited if there had been room.
如果容纳得下,他们所有的人就都会受到邀请了。 - We were all tired out after a whole day's exhausting training.
经过一整天筋疲力尽的训练,我们全都累坏了。
(5) all 也可用在直接或间接宾语之后,但只在该宾语是人称代词时。
- I've eaten them all .
我把它们全都吃了。 - I sent them all presents.
我给他们全都送了礼物。
(6) ①主语中有all时,通常不与表示否定的动词连用。
{ | All English people don't like fish and chips. (误)
Not all English people like fish and chips. (正) 并非所有英国人都喜欢吃炸鱼和薯条。 |
②注意:not all与no之间的差别。前者为部分否定,后者为全否定。
- Not all birds can fly.
鸟并非都会飞。 - No birds can play chess.
没有鸟会下棋。
③all之后的冠词有时可以省掉,如:all day, all (the) morning, all three brothers, etc.