Quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives
Quantifiers
each/everyb1
Quantifiers: each and every
Grammar contents
- Every child needs a healthy diet.
- Each lesson lasts one hour.
- She gave us each an apple.
- Tickets cost £10 each.
- There's a bus every 20 minutes.
We use every + singular noun to mean all the people or things in a group, and this often suggests there is a large number in the group.
- Every child needs a healthy diet.
- She goes to every match his team plays in.
We use each + singular noun to talk about every individual person or thing in a group.
- Each lesson lasts one hour.
- Each ticket costs £10.
We can also use each after a plural noun or pronoun …
- The children each chose their favourite song.
- She gave us each an apple.
… or after an amount of money.
- Tickets cost £10 each.
We can use each or each one without a noun when we have already mentioned which person or thing, or it is obvious which person or thing we are talking about.
- Karen collects paintings. Each shows a different landscape.
- Look carefully at the designs on the plates. Each one is different.
We can use each/every one of + noun.
- Every one of the cups is broken.
- He gave each one of his grandchildren a present.
We can also use each of + noun (but NOT ‛every of’).
- Each of his restaurants has a different menu.Every of his restaurants …
We also use every to say how often.
- There's a bus every 20 minutes.There's a bus each 20 minutes.
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