Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032
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 Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:24 am Post subject: difference |
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1)The whole thing just makes me sick.
2)Many years ago, people played Latin music mostly on guitars with drums, but now whole orchestras with lots of other instruments play it. |
I know that singular noun must be put after the word 'whole'. But the example 2) in the quote I can understand because plural noun 'orchestras' is put after the word 'whole'. Can you teach me?
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redset
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Posts: 582
Location: England
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: |
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When you use a plural noun after whole, it means 'complete' or 'entire'. In 2) you're talking about orchestras as a group, saying that every musician in each orchestra is involved - the whole orchestra in each case, and there are lots of orchestras which play Latin music!
You can say things like 'whole families moved to the city', and you're not only saying that families moved to the city but that in each case, the whole, entire family (every last family member) went together. |
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