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every
Every house in the street is the same.
every house in the street =
all the houses in the street
W e use every + sin g u la r n ou n (every house / every country etc.):
O Sarah has been to every country in Europe.
O
O
Every sum m er we have a holiday by the sea.
She looks different every tim e I see her.
Use a sin g u la r verb after every :
O Every house in the street is the sam e. (n o t are the sam e)
O Every country has a national flag. (n o t have)
Co m p are every and all:
o Every student in the class passed the
o All the students in the class passed
exam . the exam .
o Every country has a national flag. o All countries have a national flag.
every day and all day
every day = on all days:
all day = the com p lete day:
h ow often ?
h ow lon g?
b eg inning
end of
of t he day
t he day
EVERY DAY
< .................— ALL DAY---------------- ►
O
O
It rained every day last week.
Ben watches TV for ab o ut tw o hours
O
It rained all day yesterday.
On M onday, I watched TV all evening.
every evening. (= on all evenings)
(= the com p lete evening)
also every m orning/ night/ sum m er etc.
also all m orning/ night/ sum m er etc.
everybody (o r everyone) / everything / everyw here
everybody o r everyone O Everybody (o r Everyone) needs friends.
(p eo p le) (= all people need friends)
everything
Do you have everything you need?
(th in g s)
(= all the things you need)
everyw here
O I lost m y w atch. I've looked everyw here for it.
(p la ces) (= I've looked in all places)
Use a sin g u la r verb after everybody/ everyone/ everything:
Everybody has problem s. (n o t Everybody have)
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