Which of these sentences is correct..

[Nathan]

1) They all were hungry.

2) They were all hungry.

I'm not sure if both are correct, I think they might be. Is the slight difference from (1) present (2)past?

[typo]

Don't see any difference since either can be understood.

[wilfriedvoss]

They're both fine, but the question which one is better than the other depends on the context, i.e. the surrounding story line.

[Ana]

For me, "They were all hungry" sounds better. That's my two cents.

[ellanovella]

i agree with ana. "They were all hungry" flows better. though it could vary, depending on what you want to emphasize. if you wanted to place the emphasis on the fact that everyone was hungry you might say "They all were hungry"




note: the title should be "Which of these sentences is correct"

[Maeve]

Is the slight difference from (1) present (2)past?

Both examples are in the past tense.

[TokeBernbole]

You could also say "All of them were hungry."

[mobile399]

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[RXSRK]

both sounds good since there is no problem with meaning of both sentences

[Mikes]

You could also say "All of them were hungry."

True, but if this were me I'd go for the one with less words. Less is more, and all that.