I can't tell you _____
everything
"everything" is a pronoun that refers to every single thing and can stand alone
"all" can be used with plural or uncountable nouns to refer to the whole group
____ passengers must turn off their phones.
All
All goes with plural nouns
"You're standing on my foot." "Sorry, I didn't realize."
What else can we say?
I didn't know
I wasn't aware
They didn't realize the danger they were in.
to become aware of or understand a situation
to achieve things you hope for or plan for
to become aware of or understand a situation
She ate ____ the cake.
all
In order to use everything we need to replace cake
The meeting is in the science building. It begins at 8pm and ____ are welcome.
all
We can use all, but not every, on its own without a noun. We use everyone/everybody/everything instead
"Do you realize that this is the third time you've forgotten your keys this week?"
What else can we say?
Do you understand
Are you aware
Do you know
He realized the store would be closing in a few minutes.
to become aware of or understand a situation
to achieve things you hope for or plan for
to become aware of or understand a situation
Is that _____?
both
In this case they can both be used as pronouns
_____ donation is appreciated.
Every
singular noun
"I didn't realize how late I was until I looked at the time on my phone."
What else can we say?
I didn't know
I wasn't aware of
He wanted to realize all of his goals before the age of 25.
to become aware of or understand a situation
to achieve things you hope for or plan for
to achieve things you hope for or plan for
Thieves broke into our house and took _____.
everything
I invited _____ my friends.
All
We can use all and all of before some determiners, but we don’t use every before determiners:
"By the time I realized, it was already too late."
What else can we say?
I became aware of the situation
You do realize that you're doing it wrong. (more condescending)
to become aware of or understand a situation
to achieve things you hope for or plan for
to become aware of or understand a situation
___ the students were gathering to protest.
"All" can be followed by an article or noun
"Everything" cannot refer to "the students" but you can say "Everything the students were doing was right" because here it refers to all of the things they are doing, not to the students themselves.
____ information can be saved in the computer memory.
All
We don’t use every with uncountable nouns
"You don't realize how lucky you are."
What else can we say?
don't understand
don't know
aren't aware of
After buying a Lamborghini and a mansion, James had finally realized his ambitions.
to become aware of or understand a situation
to achieve things you hope for or plan for
to achieve things you hope for or plan for