each

each

W1S1 [i:tʃ] determiner, pron, adv

[: Old English; Origin: Alc]

1.) every one of two or more things or people, considered separately

→↑every

▪ She had a bottle in each hand.

▪ Grill the fish for five minutes on each side.

▪ Each member of the team is given a particular job to do.

▪ We each have our own skills.

▪ When the children arrive, you give them each a balloon.

▪ There are four bedrooms, each with its own shower and WC.

▪ The tickets cost £20 each (=each ticket costs £20) .

▪ You get two cookies each (=every one of you gets two cookies) .

each of

▪ I'm going to ask each of you to speak for three minutes.

▪ There are 250 blocks of stone, and each one weighs a ton.

each day/week/month etc

(=on each day, in each week etc)

▪ a disease that affects about 10 million people each year

2.) each and every

used to emphasize that you are talking about every person or thing in a group

▪ These are issues that affect each and every one of us.

▪ Firemen face dangerous situations each and every day.

3.) each to his/their own

used to say that we all have different ideas about how to do things, what we like etc, especially when you do not agree with someone else's choice

▪ I'd have chosen something more modern myself, but each to his own.

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WORD CHOICE: each, every

It is often correct to use either each or every , but they have slightly different meanings.

Use each when you are thinking about the people or things in a group separately, one by one : Each student came forward to receive a medal (emphasizes that they came forward one after another) |Each time you exercise, you get a little stronger.

Use every when you are thinking about the whole group of people or things together, with no exceptions : Every student was given a prize (emphasizes that everyone in the group got a prize) |Warm up every time you exercise.

!! Do not use each with words such as 'almost', 'nearly', or 'not'. Use every : Almost every window was broken. | Not every child enjoyed the party.

!! Do not use each in negative clauses. Use none : None of the answers were correct (NOT Each of the answers were not correct).

GRAMMAR

each and every are followed by a singular verb : Each item was thoroughly checked. | Every member wears a uniform.

each and every are usually followed by a singular pronoun or determiner (he, she, it, his, himself etc) : Each component can be replaced separately if it breaks. |Every woman must decide for herself.

But you can use 'they', 'them', 'their' etc when you do not want to say whether people are male or female : Every child has their own room.

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