Fill in the blanks with each or every.
1You have to change the sheets ............... other day.
Wrong!
Use "every" in the fixed expression "every other day".
2Buses leave ............... ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "every" for regular intervals such as "every ten minutes".
3............... team in a cricket game has 11 players.
Wrong!
Use "Each" when you are thinking about the teams separately.
4............... of them was given a present.
Wrong!
Use "Each" before "of" with a plural pronoun such as "them".
5I could understand ............... word she said.
Wrong!
Use "every" to mean all the words without exception.
6The four students ............... received a laptop.
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Use "each" after a plural subject to refer to the students one by one.
7She kissed them ............... on the forehead.
Wrong!
Use "each" after an object pronoun such as "them".
8There is ............... chance that we will win.
Wrong!
Use "every" in the expression "every chance" to mean a very good chance.
9............... of them was asked to speak for a few minutes.
Wrong!
Use "Each" before "of" with a plural pronoun such as "them".
10I visit my grandparents ............... now and then.
Wrong!
Use "every" in the fixed expression "every now and then".
11I have written to ............... friend I have.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "every" and "each" can mean all the friends individually in this sentence.
12Almost ............... child in cities receives school education.
Wrong!
Use "every" after "almost" before a singular countable noun.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You have to change the sheets every other day.
- Buses leave every ten minutes.
- Each team in a cricket game has 11 players.
- Each of them was given a present.
- I could understand every word she said.
- The four students each received a laptop.
- She kissed them each on the forehead.
- There is every chance that we will win.
- Each of them was asked to speak for a few minutes.
- I visit my grandparents every now and then.
- I have written to every / each friend I have.
- Almost every child in cities receives school education.
