All and WholeAll and Whole often have the same meaning, but they are used differently. With the definite article:All comes before the definite article: All the time Whole comes after the definite article: The whole time With a possessive adjective:All comes before a possessive adjective: All my life Whole comes after a possessive adjective: My whole life With a singular noun:Whole can only be used after a definite article: The whole country (not 'Whole country') With Plural Nouns:They have different meanings: All exams were affected. = Every exam was affected. Whole exams were affected. = This doesn't mean that every exam was affected, but that some were affected completely. With uncountable nouns:We generally use all. We can say 'the whole of the' before an uncountable noun.
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