5.6 'All (the)', '(a/the) whole', 'each' and 'every'5.6C 'Each' and 'every' [> LEG 5.26]
1 We often use each, like both, to refer to two people or things:
My wife and I each ordered avocado to start with. We cannot use every here.2 We can use each and every to refer to more than two.
Each suggests 'one by one', 'separately'; every suggests 'all together':
Each child at the party had a piece of cake. (Every is also possible.)
Every child in the world loves the story of Cinderella. (Each is unlikely.)3 We must use every (Not *each*) after nearly and after not
Nearly every shop is shut today. Not every train driver is on strike today.4 We cannot use of after every and we cannot use every at the end of a sentence:
Each of the children received a present. They received a present each.5 We can use every with a few uncountable nouns:
My mother gave me every encouragement when I was a child.Write: Supply each or every in the following sentences. Sometimes both are possible.1 Nearly {¿ФЩ. home in the country has television.
2 Here is something for of you.
3 Not student is capable of learning English.
4 Our motoring organization will give you assistance if you break down.
5 The admission ticket cost us £5
6 They seem to be repairing road in the country.
7 road is clearly signposted.
8 There's a fire extinguisher on floor in the building.
9 floor in the building has its own fire extinguisher.
10 They are fortunate to have such a good start in life.
11 They both did well and they will receive prizes
12 You've been given opportunity to do well in this company.
13 I've phoned him twice, but he's been out on occasion.
14 I've been phoning him all week, but he's been out on occasion.5.6D Context
Write: Put in each, every, everyone, everything, all or whole.JIM MEETS JAMES
I've just heard the story of the Lewis twins from Ohio, who
were adopted by different families at birth and who met each other for the
first time at the age of 39.^2 wanted to know if they had
anything in common. They had! They had^3 married a
woman called Linda.^4 of them had been divorced and
married another woman called Betty. The couples who adopted them had(^6) called them 'Jim'. Many similar things happened to them
(^6) their lives. The (^7) list is endless. Almost
(^8) experience they had had was the same: there were exact
parallels for^9 they had ever done. As Jim said when he first
met James, 'It wasn't like meeting a stranger!'
'It wasn't like meeting a stranger!'