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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
1. After the storm, whole towns were left without electricity.
2. After the storm, the whole towns were left without electricity. (the is not needed )
3. After the storm, the whole of the towns were left without electricity.(all of the towns)
4. In the 1050s, whole families, from grandparents to children, used to go to football matches on Saturday.
5. In the 1050s, the whole families, from grandparents to children, used to go to football matches on Saturday.
6. In the 1050s, the whole of the families, from grandparents to children, used to go to football matches on Saturday.
No they don't have the same meaning because sentences 2,3 and 5,6, are incorrect.
When you use the you are talking about onedefinite thing, something we know about, something that has already been mentioned. So in sentence 2 plural towns and plural 'be' verb 'were' are not correct.
If you are talking about several towns (plural) then write "all of the towns were". If you are talking about one town then write "the whole town was left".
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