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For example:

• The teacher questioned each student and got the same answer.
Every is used with a singular verb. It is used when a large number of persons or things are
considered individually.

For example:
• Every gesture conveys a meaning.
Either is used with a singular verb in the affirmative, with the meaning: anyone of the two or
each of the two.

For example:
• Which is a good day to see you, Monday or Tuesday? Either day is fine by me.

Neither is the opposite of either. It is used with a singular verb, with the meaning: not one
or the other.
For example:

• Neither document has any signature on it.
Interrogatives

Determiners used to ask questions are called interrogatives. What, which, whose, how many,
and how much are interrogatives. They can be used before any kind of a noun.

For example:
• Whose basket is this?

• How many assignments have you completed?
Quantifiers

Quantifiers are the words that indicate something about number or quantity. Some, any, much,
many, little, a little, the little, few, a few, and the few are quantifiers.

Some, Any
Some and any can refer to both quantity and number.

For example:
• I bought some books from the book fair.

• The teacher asked if we had any questions.
Some is used in affirmative sentences.

For example:
• She gave me some useful advice.
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