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every, each - Coggle Diagram
every, each
Every
function
- refer to every member; three or more (determiner)
Every room is being used,
- refer to each member of a pronoun/DetP
His books are wonderful. I’ve read every one of them.
Every one of the children was crying.
There’s a meeting every six weeks.
- negate the every member meaning
Not every kind o f bird can fly.
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- Every one vs Everyone (everybody, everything, everywhere)
- the meaning is clear from context, no need for NP every one
His books are great. Every one's worth reading.
- the constituent is a single noun everyone
Everyone has gone home.
I found that everywhere was closed.
- the meaning is related to the expression every day
You don't see elephants every day.
- the meaning is an usual NP everyday
In everyday life, you don't often fin d an elephant in a supermarket.
Other expressions
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every so often; every now and then
We go out for a drink together every so often / every now and then
Each
function
- refer to every member; two or more (determiner)
Each new day is different.
- refer to every member of a pronoun/DetP
Each of us sees the world differently.
I phone each of my children once a week.
- refer to the subject
You are each right in a different way.
The plans each have certain advantages and disadvantages.
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- the meaning is clear from context, no need for NP each
I've got five brothers, and each lives in a different city.
- informal style is needed each one; each of them
I've got five brothers, and each one/of them lives in a different city.
Every vs Each
three or more every
two or more each
the group as a whole every
the members of a group each