Every, Each, All

Differences in meaning and verb agreement.

Examples

• Every student has a book.
• All students have books.

Key rules

• Every + singular noun means all as a group (Every student has a book)
• Each + singular noun looks at individuals (Each student has a book)
• All + plural or uncountable noun (All students have books)
• Every and each take singular verbs

Common mistakes

• Every students have → Every student has
• All of the student → All of the students