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antoni
08-20-2006, 07:06 PM
Which is correct "all" or "the whole"?
There was nothing else he could do. That was all/ the whole.
Heba
08-21-2006, 05:14 AM
I think that it should be written like this:-

"There was nothing else he could do. That was all there is to it."
Rusty
08-22-2006, 05:20 AM
Which is correct "all" or "the whole"?
There was nothing else he could do. That was all/ the whole.
That was all. (OK).
That was the whole. (No).


I think that it should be written like this:-

"There was nothing else he could do. That was all there is to it." That was all there is to it. (No).
That was all there was to it. (OK).