Each vs Every: What's the Difference?
What's the Difference?
Each refers to individuals one by one, while every expresses all members of a group collectively.
Memory Tip: Each = individual, Every = all together
Each starts with /iː/, Every starts with /ɛ/
each /iːtʃ/
pronounEvery one of two or more people or things, considered separately.
Example:
Each student in the class has a different book to read.
Common patterns:
each + noun
each of + plural noun
every /ˈɛvri/
determinerEach one in a group of people or things.
Example:
She goes to yoga class every Monday to stay healthy.
Common patterns:
every day
every person
Common Mistakes
Every of the students received a certificate.
Each of the students received a certificate.
Each is used because it refers to individual students receiving their own certificate.
She goes to the gym each day.
She goes to the gym every day.
Every is used because it refers to all days collectively as a routine.
Quick Practice
0/2 correct1. ____ student in the class has a different book to read.
2. She goes to yoga class ____ Monday to stay healthy.
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