The whole truth or all the truth

Nguyen Quang Huy · Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:17 am *The whole truth or all the truth*

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", question 8

I want you to tell me the ......... truth.

(a) all
(b) exact
(c) real
(d) whole

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", answer 8

I want you to tell me the whole truth.

Correct answer: (d) whole

Your answer was: incorrect
I want you to tell me the all truth.
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Why can't use "All"

Alan · Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:08 am *All*

All would be used before the article to read all the truth.
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