"All", "both", "half" are
distributive determiners. They can be used with countable nouns and uncountable
nouns. Sometimes, they are used before articles (a, an, the) or the word
"of". "Of" is always used when preceding plural pronouns.
Distributives - All
"All" is used when referring to the whole group. It is used before
uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns.
· All employees were given raises.
· All of my friends are invited to the party.
· All of us are going.
Distributives - Both
"Both" is used when referring to a pair or only two people or items
of a group. It is used before plural nouns.
· Both sisters were accepted to college.
· Both of the cars were stolen.
· Both of them were fired.
Distributives - Half
"Half" is used when referring to just half of a group. It can be used
before singular or plural nouns.
· Half of the cake was eaten.
· I need half a cup of flour.
· Half of us are staying behind.
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