Saturday, July 2, 2016

quantifiers - Differences between 'every' and 'each'


Would anybody possibly elaborate the differences between these?


Or, when/where- in which situations- would you rather use the followings?



Each student


Every student





Answer



I just want to point out few differences between "each and every".


It's only "each" that is used as a pronoun, not "every".


Examples -




  1. They don't cost $10 together, rather each costs $10 (here we can't use "every)

  2. They don't cost $10 together, rather every/each one of them consts $10.




With abstract nouns, only "every" is used, not "each"


Examples -




  1. He has every reason to worry about his friend. (we can't use "each" here)



"Every" is used to say how often something happens.


Examples -





  1. You will find a bus to London from here every two hours.



We use "Every" to mean "all in a group", and "each" to mean "one by one, individually"


Examples - Study the example sentences carefully




  1. After all the children assembled in the playground, the principal handed each child a beautiful present. (He handed them out one by one.)

  2. After all the children assembled in the playground, the principle handed every child a beautiful present. (He gave them all)




I can't think of any other differences. So I ask other people also to add here.


Thanking you.


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