Do you use is or are with all?

A: “All” is a two-faced word. It can be either singular (“is”) or plural (“are”).

Is all a singular or plural?

The word ‘all’ is used both as singular and plural. When ‘all’ is used with a singular noun, with or without of, it means entire and taking a singular verb. Example; All the country is anxious about Lok-Sabha elections.

Who all are or who all is?

Note who all is coming versus who all are coming – the former is more common, and more importantly, many of the speakers are from different communities. A lot of US speakers for “who all is”; a lot of Indian speakers for “who all are”.

Which is correct what is all this or what is all these?

Originally Answered: What is correct, ‘all this’ or ‘all these’? They are both correct, depending on context. This is really the same question as when to use this or these when referring to a group or collection, and is roughly the same as the difference between collective and countable nouns.

Is all information correct?

The noun “information” is uncountable. All information is correct.

Is it all were or all?

It depends on the context, and specifically what the referent for all is. If you are talking about men, or anything countable, yes, “all were” is correct. If you mean all like “everything,” it’s singular as in “all is well.”

Is all of singular?

Since “all” refers to more than one thing, it’s a plural, so the correct noun clause is “all that remain.” Things like mass nouns (i.e. uncountable) are singular. You might say “all of the wheat is ground up,” for example.

Is all of correct?

When used in the phrase “all of,” “all” is classified as an indefinite pronoun. It is perfectly acceptable to use “all of” before a noun. For example: all of the men.

Can we say all of them?

No. Here, “all” is what we might call a “quantifying determiner,” which puts the following personal pronoun, “them,” in context.

Is it all while or all the while?

See that phrase ‘all the while’? That’s an important part of that operation! ‘All the while’ means ‘during’, ‘when’, or ‘at the same time as’. ‘All the while’ is used to show an action that is happening at the same time that another action is happening.

Is information always plural?

Information is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: I need some information about hotels.

Which is correct all you need is/are or all are good?

Correct usage for “all you need is/are…” [duplicate] All are good. Both forms are correct, but have slightly different meanings/contexts. The first is correct if “all” refers to “everything” (singular); the second is correct if “all” refers to an implied concrete set of things, as in “all (the widgets) are good”.

What is the difference between “all” and “is”?

Generally it is “all are”, but there are occasions where it is “all is”. If “all” refers to a group of distinct parts, the rule is it takes “are”. But if “all” refers to the parts of a whole, it takes “is”.

Is it correct to say ‘all are good’?

All are good. Both forms are correct, but have slightly different meanings/contexts. The first is correct if “all” refers to “everything” (singular); the second is correct if “all” refers to an implied concrete set of things, as in “all (the widgets) are good”.

Is it correct to say all is well now?

“All is well” would be correct when talking about a situation. “There was a storm last night, but all is well now.” “All are well” would be correct when referring to a group of people, or animals “I went to check on the neighbours after the storm, and all are well.”