Friday, January 18, 2013

Confused Adjectives


Each and Every
Rule: Each is used to denote two or more things or people, regarded separately or one by one; Every is used for two or more things or people, regarded as a group.
Incorrect Usage: (a) Every child was given a prize.
                                (b) There is a bus each twenty minutes.

Correct Usage: (a) Each child was given a prize.
                             (b) There is a bus every twenty minutes.

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