Nouns, articles & quantity · CEFR A2 · Everyday
each / every — English nouns and articles
Every looks at the whole group; each looks at the members one by one. Both take a singular noun and a singular verb.
The shape
each / every + singular noun + singular verb
Talk about all of them, one at a time.
In Hindi
every पूरे समूह को देखता है, each एक-एक को। दोनों के साथ एकवचन आता है।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Every students have a book. | Every student has a book. "Every" takes a singular noun and a singular verb. |
each / every examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
Every day is new.
हर दिन नया है।
Everybody is ready.
सभी लोग तैयार हैं।
also correct: All the people are ready.
We are all happy.
हम सभी खुश हैं।
We are both ready.
हम दोनों तैयार हैं।
Both rooms are clean.
दोनों कमरे साफ हैं।
Every child is different.
हर बच्चा अलग है।
I practise every day.
मैं हर दिन अभ्यास कर{ता|ती} हूँ।
All the children are at school.
सभी बच्चे स्कूल में हैं।
I like both colours.
मुझे दोनों रंग पसंद हैं।
also correct: I like both colors.
Both answers are correct.
दोनों जवाब सही हैं।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
- each, every, everyoneB1Use a singular verb where English insists on one
- all / bothB1Include everything, or exactly two things
Questions people ask
- What is the each / every used for?
- Every looks at the whole group; each looks at the members one by one. Both take a singular noun and a singular verb. In practice: talk about all of them, one at a time.
- How do you form the each / every?
- each / every + singular noun + singular verb.
- What is the most common mistake with the each / every?
- Saying “Every students have a book.” instead of “Every student has a book.”. "Every" takes a singular noun and a singular verb.
Where each / every fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
each / every is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to nouns, articles & quantity. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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