This also means that ‘altogether’ is an adverb that modifies a verb while ‘all together’ is a noun phrase that can function in the position of a subject or object of the clause. Here are other examples you should note:‘They went to the event all together.’‘All together, they prayed for the bride.’‘The suggestion he gave is a different thing altogether.’‘The managing director has altogether reorganised the departments.’‘Five of the examples are altogether alien to us.’‘Altogether, it is safer to invest in infrastructure than spend much of the budget on salaries.’The examples further indicate that ‘altogether’ also means, on the whole, all things considered, while ‘all together’ also indicates all members of a group or in a group. (a) evacuating (b) evacuates (c) EVACUATE (d) evacuate backMoe people have contracted …(a) COVID-virus (b) CORONAVIRUS (c) Coronavirus (d) corona and virusThey had … my favourite number before I got there. HomeworkThey attended the programme —(a) all together (b) altogether (c) every together (d) all and togetherThe governor missed the point … when he said his state was so godly that coronavirus could not strike there. (a) altogether (b) all together (c) automatically together (d) all in totalI’m in a terrible mood due to the … of a wonderful colleague.

Source: Punch May 26, 2020 00:33 UTC