Any vs. Every
When you face these two words, at first you might think they are synonyms, but there are differences between them.
What Are Their Main Differences?
In fact, 'any' and 'every' are different in some grammatical functions and what they refer to.
Differences
What Any and Every Mean?
- 'Any':
can refer to one, several, or all of a certain group of things and people.
- 'Every':
can refer to all of a certain group, or each individual member in a group.
They didn't have
We used to meet each other
Using Nouns
- 'Any':
is followed by plural countable nouns, or singular uncountable nouns.
- 'Every':
is used with singular countable nouns.
You can take
I don't have
You are responsible for
Grammatical Functions
- 'Any' is used as:
- a determiner
- an adverb
- a pronoun.
- 'Every' is used as:
- a determiner.
Do you have
I wasn't acting
"Did you bring the glitter?" "I didn't have
Following Verbs
- 'Any':
is used with singular and plural verbs.
- 'Every':
is used with singular verbs.
There were not