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6.8. All, each and every |
When testing conditions, we normally talk only about specific things, or else ask if a particular circumstance happens:
if the oaken door is open
if a woman is carrying an animal
But we can also use "all", "each" or "every" to check the whole range:
if each door is open
if anyone is carrying all of the animals
if everybody is in the Dining Room
Inform allows other English "determiners" (as they are sometimes called), as well:
if some of the doors are open
if most of the doors are open
if almost all of the doors are open
are true if at least one case is true, if a majority (any number greater than one half) or at least 80 per cent of the possible cases are true, respectively.
And we can also use "none" and "no". These three are all ways to say the same thing:
if no door is open
if all of the doors are not open
if none of the doors is open
though it may be clearer style to find a positive way of putting things:
if all of the doors are closed
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