ALL/ WHOLE / EVERY

1- Don’t say: “I invited all the class.”

Say: “I invited the entire class.”
(more formal)

Or: “I invited the whole class.”
(more informal)

2- Use "every" with singular, countable nouns:

Example:

I exercise every day.
= Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Every student in the class has a computer.

Every necklace in this store costs more than $1,000.

3- Use "all" with plural countable nouns OR with uncountable nouns to mean 100% of many things:

Example:

All of this equipment is new.
= many pieces of equipment

All the students in the class have computers.

All the necklaces in this store are expensive.

4- Use "whole" or "entire" with uncountable or singular countable nouns to mean 100% of one thing:

Example:

I ate the whole pizza.
= 100% of one pizza.

I finished reading the entire book in three days.
=100% of one book.

Here are more examples that show the difference between all and whole:
I ate the whole cake.
= 100% of one cake.

I ate all the cakes.
= 100% of many cakes

The whole apple is rotten.
= 100% of one apple.

All the fruit is rotten.
= 100% of many apples, bananas, grapes, etc.

Taken from Espresso English

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