Each and Every: Each and every have similar meanings, and they are frequently interchangeable like ‘Every/each time I see her, she always looks different. Each/every room in the house has a lavatory.’ But none of them are quite alike; consider the differences,.
a. When we consider things individually, one
at a time, we use each.
Study each sentence carefully. It means studying the sentences one by one
b. Each is more usual for a small number: There
are four pens on the desk. Each pen is dissimilar.
c. In a card game: Each player has three
cards at the start of the game.
d. We use every when we think of things as a
group. The meaning is similar to all.
Every sentence must have a verb. It means all
sentences in general.
e. Every is more usual for a large number
ABD
loves reading. He has read every book in the library. (All the books)
I would like to visit every country in the
world. (All the countries)
Each (but not every) can be used for two
things:
i. In a football match, each team has 11
players. (Not 'every team')
ii. We use every not each to say how often
something happens:
'How
often do you go shopping?' 'Every day.' (Not each day)
iii. There's a bus every ten minutes. (Not
'each ten minutes')
Compare the structures we use with each
and every:
i. You can use each with a noun: each book,
each student
ii. You can use each alone without a noun:
None of the rooms was the same. Each was
different. (= each room)
Or you can use each one:
Each one was different.
iii. You can say each of (the.../these...
etc.):
Read each of these sentences carefully.
Each of the books is a different color.
Also each of us/you/them:
Each of them is a different color.
iii. You can use every with a noun: every
book, every student,
You can say every one (but not every alone): 'Have
you read all these books?' 'Yes, every one.'
You can say every one of ... (but not 'every
of ...')
I've
read every one of those books. (Not 'every of those books')
I've read every one of them.
iv. You can also use each in the middle or at
the end of a sentence. For example:
The
students were each given a book. (=Each student was given a book.)
These
oranges cost 25 pence each.
Everyone and every one
Everyone
(one word) is only for people (='everybody'). Every one (two words) is for
things or people, and is similar to each one (see Section B):
Everyone enjoyed the party. (=Everybody...)
He is invited to lots of parties and he goes
to every one. (=to every party)