ALL - EVERY - EACH

ALL - EVERY - EACH

We use ALL to tak about the total number of things considered as a GROUP. Minimum of 3 things. ALL + PLURAL NOUN: · All houses need to have a roof. ALL to make a generalization: · All snails are slow.

We use EVERY to talk about things COLLECTIVELLY as a GROUP. Not for two things, usually for a large number. EVERY + SINGULAR NOUN: · Every house on the street has a garden. EVERY for HOW OFTEN something happens: · I take a break every 3 hours.

We use EACH to talk about INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF A GROUP as SEPARATE items. For two things or more, usually for a small number. EACH + SINGULAR NOUN: · Each house on the street has a garden. EACH OF + YOU / US / THEM: · My grandma gave each of us a candy.

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