All the girls vs All the girl

The correct phrase is 'all the girls'. 'Girls' is the plural form of 'girl', and when referring to a group of girls, the plural form is used. 'All the girl' is incorrect as it lacks the plural 's' at the end of 'girl'.

Last updated: April 06, 2024 • 720 views

Correct. 'Girls' is the plural form of 'girl', and when referring to a group of girls, the plural form is used.

"All the girls"

This phrase is used when referring to a group of girls collectively. It indicates that every girl in the group is included.

Examples:

All the girls in the class wore pink dresses.
I invited all the girls to the party.
She knows all the girls on the soccer team.
All the girls at the school were excited about the upcoming dance.
The teacher praised all the girls for their hard work.

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All the girls who come here have great strength.
All the girls love Big Ben.
All the girls are dying for me.
All the girls acting as participants in the beauty pageant, except Abigail Breslin, were veterans of real beauty pageants.
All the girls know your name.
All the girls had to wear lingerie.
All the girls going out with the older guys.
All the girls that dance here have to pay it.
All the girls were in love with him.
All the girls had put their costumes on, except for her.
All the girls in my church are huge fans.
All the girls wanted him, but he was yours.
All the girls at the university had a crush on him.
All the girls love your sleeping face.
All the girls in our village were taken.
All the girls on 7 are on it.
All the girls are talking about you.
All the girls are running away from you.
All the girls in her class idolize Tiana.
All the girls talk about is the killings.

Alternatives:

Every girl
Each girl
The girls
All of the girls
Every single girl

Incorrect. 'Girl' should be in plural form when referring to a group of girls.

"All the girl"

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All the girl cousins are wearing the dress.
All the girl cousins flock to you.
All the girl does is read and the boy's got one of those paying attention diseases that isn't really a disease.
What happened to all the girl power?
With all the girl who are in Rome!
I me all the girl has to do is just lay there, right?
Kicking off for the home team is number 44, Jason Miller, who also plays lacrosse, soccer, and all the girl parts when he and his friends act out "High School Musical."
All the girl cousins but one.
She's only in town for a few days, so I need to milk her for all the girl talk I can.

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