Alex+  +  407219 Tue, 21 Aug 07 10:56 AM My teacher said that "the whole country" is not correct and that we must say "the whole of the country". Unfortunately she couldn't give me any explanation. Is she right? The sentence was "The whole of the country was occupied during the war." I know that we must use "the whole of" before pronouns and proper name. But "country" is a noun. Why we can say "the whole book" and can't "the whole country"? Alex+ Joined on Wed, Apr 11 2007 Full Member 301 Nouns, Pronouns

	Mister Micawber  +  407224 Tue, 21 Aug 07 11:17 AM I have never heard that and do not believe it. 'The whole country was occupied' is fine. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,788 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Marius Hancu  +  407298 Tue, 21 Aug 07 02:51 PM The difference may be the one between: the entire country (adjective) the totality/entirety of the country (noun) Also, this may be pondial (AmE vs BrE): BBC - Editorial Guidelines - Impartiality - Controversial subjects In the United Kingdom controversial subjects are issues of significance for the whole of the country, such as elections, or highly contentious new ... Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Nouns

	Alex+  +  407653 Wed, 22 Aug 07 08:31 AM I've found a lot of examples of "the whole country" on the Internet. It's absolutely correct. Now the question is what is the difference between "the whole country" and "the whole of the country"? Unfortunately I can't see the difference. Alex+ Difference Between