🔑 Key Difference

• “All” refers to the totality of a group or collection.
• “Every” refers to individual members within a group, emphasizing each one individually but considering them collectively.

1. All

• What it means: Refers to the entire group or amount of something.
• When to use it: Use “all” to emphasize the entirety of a group, without focusing on individuals.
• Examples:
  • “All the students passed the exam.”
    (The whole group of students is included.)
  • “All the water spilled from the glass.”
    (The entire quantity of water is involved.)
• Grammar tips for ‘all’:
  • Use “all” with plural nouns or uncountable nouns.
    • Plural: “All the books are on the table.”
    • Uncountable: “All the milk was gone.”
  • Can be followed by “of” + pronoun:
    • “All of us went to the party.”
    • “All of them were late.”

2. Every

• What it means: Focuses on each member of a group individually but applies to the entire group.
• When to use it: Use “every” when you want to emphasize the individual parts of a whole.
• Examples:
  • “Every student passed the exam.”
    (Each student, individually, passed.)
  • “I wake up early every morning.”
    (Each morning is considered separately.)
• Grammar tips for ‘every’:
  • Use “every” only with singular countable nouns:
    • “Every child loves to play.”
    • NOT: ❌ “Every children love to play.”
  • Commonly used with time expressions:
    • “Every day,” “every week,” “every two years.”

🎭 Analogy

Think of a box of chocolates!

• “All the chocolates” refers to the entire box as a whole.
• “Every chocolate” refers to each individual piece inside the box.

🚦 Key Differences at a Glance

📝 Practice Time

Choose “all” or “every” to fill in the blanks:

1. _______ the children were excited about the field trip.
2. I talk to my best friend _______ day.
3. _______ of the food was eaten before the party ended.
4. She checked _______ box carefully before moving.

✅ Answers:

1. All the children were excited about the field trip.
2. I talk to my best friend every day.
3. All of the food was eaten before the party ended.
4. She checked every box carefully before moving.