Determiners and pronouns - every and all

Question 1

• Every house in the street is the same.
  → EVERY house in the street = ALL the houses in the street
• We use every + SINGULAR noun (every house / every country etc.)
• Use a singular VERB after every …
• Compare EVERY and ALL

Answer 1

…Sarah has been to every country in Europe.
…Every summer we have a holiday by the sea.
…She looks different every time I see her.

…Every house in the street IS the same. (not are the same)
…Every country HAS a national flag. (not have)

...Every student in the class passed the exam.
...Every country has a national flag.
    #
...All the studentS in the class passed the exam.
...All countrieS have a national flag

Question 2

• every day and all day→ every day = ON ALL days→ all day = the COMPLETE DAY

Answer 2

…It rained every day last week.
…Ben watches TV for about two hours every evening. (= on all evenings)
* also every morning/night/summer etc.

…It rained all day yesterday.
…On Monday, I watched TV all evening. (= the COMPLETE evening)
* also all morning/night/summer etc.

Question 3

• everybody (or everyone) / everything / everywhere
  → everybody or everyone (people)
  → everything (things)
  → everywhere (places)

# Use a SINGULAR VERB after everybody/everyone/everything:

Answer 3

…Everybody (or Everyone) needs friends.(= all people need friends)
…Do you have everything you need?(= all the things you need)
…I lost my watch. I’ve looked everywhere for it.(= I’ve looked in all places)

…Everybody HAS problems. (not Everybody have)