What Is Their Main Difference?
Both of them refer to singular objects. However, 'each' points out one single item/individual, whereas, 'every' indicates one single item to talk about all of them in general. Also, 'each' is a determiner, a pronoun and an adverb, but 'every' can only be a determiner.
Differences
'Each', as mentioned above, refers to a single item or an individual. It can also have different grammatical functions. It can be a determiner, a pronoun, or an adverb. Look at the following examples:
Here, 'each' is a determiner.
They
'Each' is a pronoun here.
We will have one peperoni pizza and a coke
Here, 'each' is an adverb.
Let us talk about 'every' now. Every' is only a determiner and we use it to talk about a single item or an individual to refer to all of its kind in general. Let us analyze the following examples:
I don't want you to lecture me about
Similarities
Both of them can be determiners and they refer to single objects/individuals. Examine the following examples:
Each
Are They Interchangeable?
These two words cannot be used interchangeably because they have both different grammatical functions and meanings. Compare:
✓ I hugged
X I hugged
As you can see, this one is not correct.
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