Question(english)
Hi, there
Should I say "The isolation of the character is emphasized by the construction of the novel. The whole of the first part takes the form of a monologue" or "(...) All of the first part takes the form of a monologue"?
The whole of or all of? What about the whole first part?
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Both "The whole of" and "All of" feel unnatural to me. I'd go with Michael's suggestion of "The entire first part."
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That's just it, both sound awkward to me. The first could be wordsmithed as "the whole first part..." and that sounds a little better. In my opinion, the "whole of a fraction" structure is the thing that's problematic because they're contradicting ideas.
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Neither is really wrong. "The whole of the first part" reads a little better in your context, though you are allowed to cut this down to "the whole first part" without breaking any rules. This is more of a style choice than a grammatical necessity. "All of the first part" is also OK, but it has less impact. That's perhaps what Torusan was hinting at: "The entire first part" ("the entirety of the first part") also puts a little more weight on the message - which is a significant one for your point.
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Thank you very much
But between the whole first part and the whole of the first part, which one is right? What about "all of the first part"?
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Instead of "whole", it's better to use "entire" in this context: "The first part..." or "The entire first part..."
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