the whole sth与the whole of sth有何区别

问题描述

the whole与the whole of 后面接名词时它们有何区别？比如：

the whole community 整个社区

the whole of the community 整个社区

老师答疑

刘老师：

the whole community 和the whole of the community 意思相同。前者的whole 是形容词，后者的whole 是名词，只是用法不同。

【注意】可数名词在单数状态下，如果能说“the whole + n”的话，都可以这样转换使用。

I've read the whole book. = I've read the whole of the book.

The news spread in the whole town. = The news spread in the whole of the town.