

We don’t use every before possessive adjectives ( his, her, etc) or demonstrative adjectives ( these, those). Take note: possessive and demonstrative adjectives We don’t use an article ( the, a/an) before every or each. All of the students have their own rooms.Notice that each of with a plural noun or pronoun is followed by a singular verb. In baseball, how many players are there in each team?Īlland each but not every can be followed by of and a plural noun or pronoun.You’ve eaten every chocolate in the box!įor only two things, we can use each but not every.(OR has his/her own room.)Įvery and each can often be used in the same place, but we prefer every when we are thinking about the whole number in a group, and each when we are thinking about the members of the group as individuals.įor emphasising every single one, we must use everynot each. Every/Each student has their own room.All (the) information is on the website.All (the) students have their own rooms.Every and each are followed by a singular noun. In this unit we look at how to use them with nouns.Īll or All the is followed by a plural or uncountable noun. All, every and each mean the whole number of something in a group, but there are differences in how we use them. Quantifiers are words that give us information about the number or amount of something. Quantifiers: all, every, each, both, neither, either Meaning and use: all, every each
