Using All and All Of

There is often confusion over 'all' and 'all of'. 'All of' should only be used when the next word is apronoun(e.g., us, you, it, him, her).

Examples:

All of us...

All of you...

All of it... 

Do not use 'all of' for normal nouns - just use 'all'.

Examples:

All the soldiers...

All the nurses... 

I need all of the chairs.  (The word 'chairs' is not a pronoun.)

All of the divers returned safely.

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