each or every

[jasonlulu_2000]

_____ child is happy, because each of them has got his own share.
A. Every B.Each

Are both answers correct? In this case, is both ok for a western speaker?

Jason

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

NOT A TEACHER

You may find this information useful, taken from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

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.
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.
You have to enter your password every time you log on.
► Do not use each after words such as 'almost', 'nearly', or 'not'. Use every :
Almost every window was broken.
Not every child enjoyed the party.

 

[Barb_D]

"Every child" will sound much more natural in that sentence, but I cannot tell you that "Each child" is wrong.

 

[billmcd]

_____ child is happy, because each of them has got his own share.
A. Every B.Each

Are both answers correct? In this case, [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] are both ok for a western speaker?

Jason

I would use "Every" in that context, because it contrasts the group as whole having the same characteristic with each individual's possession (share).

 

[Mohammadhelmi]

Every /Each child is happy. In this example every and each are both acceptable or correct.

Each child is happy, because each of them has got his own share. In this example, I think each is more appropriate than every because of the existence of each of them in the second clause, it means that the speaker implies only two children.

 

[charliedeut]

I would say "Every child is happy", even if "each" is also correct, in order to avoid repetition with "each of them".

charliedeut

 

[Mohammadhelmi]

Because the second part of the sentence has each, and so we use each but not every when we talk about only two.

 

[5jj]

Because the second part of the sentence has each, and so we use each but not every when we talk about only two.

Rubbish.

 

[Rover_KE]

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
each
▶determiner & pronoun

every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.

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