I have heard all … you've said

Analyze the question: The sentence is "I have heard all ___ you've said." We need the word that correctly links the noun/pronoun "all" to the clause "you've said."

Explain the concept: After indefinite pronouns and quantifiers such as all, everything, something, anything, nothing, little, much, none, only, the relative pronoun used is that, not which or what. For example:

• Everything that glitters is not gold.
• All that I want is peace.
• This is the only book that I like.

Solution, step by step:

1. "All" is the antecedent, the word being described by the clause "you've said."
2. A relative pronoun is needed to join "all" to the clause. It also serves as the object of "said" (you've said all).
3. Test each option: • A. what: "all what you've said" is wrong, because what already means "the thing that" and cannot follow "all." • B. which: this is not normally used after "all." It is used after specific nouns, not indefinite pronouns like "all." • C. that: "all that you've said" is correct. • D. whatever: "all whatever you've said" is redundant and awkward.

Correct answer: C. that

Tip: Remember the rule "all, every-, any-, no-, some- + thing → THAT." If the antecedent is all, everything, nothing, only, or a superlative, choose that. Also, what never follows an antecedent, because it already contains its own antecedent ("what" = "the thing that").