Fill in the blanks with each or every. In some sentences, you can use either each or every.
1............... winner will get a prize.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Each" and "Every" are correct because they can refer to all members of a group one by one.
2............... adult citizen has a vote.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Each" and "Every" are correct because they can refer to all adult citizens individually.
3She was holding bags in ............... hand.
Wrong!
"Each" is correct because it is used when we are talking about two hands separately.
4I have read ............... book on that shelf.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each" and "every" are correct because they can mean all the books on the shelf.
5There are three books on the table. ............... book has a different size.
Wrong!
"Each" is correct because it focuses on the three books one by one.
6I gave them ............... a coin.
Wrong!
"Each" is correct in this pattern after an object pronoun such as "them".
7The doctor examined ............... patient.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each" and "every" are correct because the sentence can mean all the patients individually.
8There are two teams in a cricket match. ............... team has 11 players.
Wrong!
"Each" is correct because we normally use it, not "Every", for two things.
9"How often do you call your mother?" "............... day."
Wrong!
"Every" is correct in the time expression "every day".
10............... sentence must have a subject and a finite verb.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Each" and "Every" are correct with a singular noun to state a rule about all sentences. "All" would need a plural noun: "All sentences".
11He would call her ............... few hours.
Wrong!
"Every" is correct in the frequency expression "every few hours".
12These apples cost 50 cents ...............
Wrong!
"Each" is correct after a price to mean "per apple".
13I have six cats. ............... of them is a different color.
Wrong!
"Each" is correct in the phrase "Each of them".
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- Each / Every winner will get a prize.
- Each / Every adult citizen has a vote.
- She was holding bags in each hand.
- I have read each / every book on that shelf.
- There are three books on the table. Each book has a different size.
- I gave them each a coin.
- The doctor examined each / every patient.
- There are two teams in a cricket match. Each team has 11 players.
- “How often do you call your mother?” “Every day.”
- Each / Every sentence must have a subject and a finite verb.
- He would call her every few hours.
- These apples cost 50 cents each.
- I have six cats. Each of them is a different color.