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📘 English Grammar Type - 100

Rule 01: Difference between Each and Every

• Both "Each" and "Every" take a singular verb.

Examples:
(i) Each student is very talented.
(ii) Each of my students is very talented.

• "Each" can be used as both an Adjective and a Pronoun.

Example:
- In “Each student is talented”, Each describes the noun student (Adjective).
- In “Each of my students is talented”, Each replaces the noun phrase (Pronoun).

• "Every" is used only as an Adjective.

Examples:
(i) Every student is very talented. ✅
(ii) Every of my students is very talented. ❌

• "Each" focuses on individuals one by one (Individual view).
  "Every" refers to people or things as part of one group (General view).
• Usage count rule:
  - “Each” is used for two or more people/things.
  - “Every” is used for more than two people/things (not for exactly two).

Examples:
- Each person on this earth has to die one day. ✅
- Every person I know has watched the movie. ✅
- He has a book in each hand. ✅
- He has a book in every hand. ❌ (Because “every” can’t be used for two)

• Abstract nouns rule:
  “Every” can be used with abstract nouns, but “Each” cannot.

Examples:
- They have every reason to be happy. ✅
- They have each reason to be happy. ❌

📝 Quick Recap:

• Each → Individual focus, can be Adjective or Pronoun.
• Every → Group focus, used only as Adjective.
• Both take a singular verb.
• Use Each for 2 or more; Every for more than 2.
• Every can pair with abstract nouns; Each cannot.

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