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Why is "do it all" here? Tue May 23, 2006 16:07 pm  Why is "do it all" here?
 

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #17 "Christmas is coming", question 9

A: Well, think about it. You know how much he has to do and how quickly he has to do it everything.

(a) about
(b) how much
(c) everything

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #17 "Christmas is coming", answer 9

A: Well, think about it. You know how much he has to do and how quickly he has to do it all.

Correct entry: all
The error was: (c) everything

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
A: Well, think about it. You know how much he has to do and how quickly he has to do it every year.
_________________________

Dear Sir

why is "do it all" here?

thanks a lot in advance

Christina's son
Christina's son
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To do everything/to do it all Wed May 24, 2006 16:10 pm  To do everything/to do it all
 

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A: Well, think about it. You know how much he has to do and how quickly he has to do it all.

This means that he has to do a lot of things and that he has to do them all quickly. ‘To do it all’ means ‘to do everything’. This would be another way to express it, but you cannot say ‘to do it everything’. Since the test sentence already states 'do it’, the only valid option in this sense is ‘all’. 'Every year' is grammatically correct, but has a different meaning.
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