This is a simple grammar question.
Is the word "all" plural?
For example, which is correct to say
"all phones must be off"
"all phone must be off"?
2006-10-20 09:08:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Gramatically the word itself is not plural; it will precede a plural noun, but the word itself is not plural. The word 'all' can not carry a tense or be possesive, so the answer to your question is no.
The word all is not plural.
2006-10-20 09:14:34 · answer #1 · answered by GodsGrl4Real 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All Plural
2016-12-15 05:51:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a good question. I think it is plural. You would say "all phones must be off."
2006-10-20 09:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by aim_a_tola_3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all is not plural it would be correct to say all phones must be shut off
2006-10-20 09:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All implies plural. "All phones must be off" = "They" must be off. If you can replace a noun clause with "they", it's plural.
2006-10-20 09:12:56 · answer #5 · answered by quilty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All phones must be off. If you wanted to say one, you would say the phone must be off. All implies there is more than one.
2006-10-20 09:10:22 · answer #6 · answered by Caitlin 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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It's just babby, as in "They are taking the three babby back to New York too lady to rest."
2016-04-04 00:15:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all phones must be off. all is not always associated with plural though.... all of that, all of this, all of the other, all of me, her, his, it,
2006-10-20 09:12:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your ear must tell you that the second answer is not grammatically correct. "All" is not a noun, so it is neither singular or plural.
2006-10-20 09:11:21 · answer #9 · answered by theophilus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say 'babbies'. When I'm feeling extra silly, I just use babby the way it is for plural.
2016-03-17 05:13:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋