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When Do We Use EVERY and ALL

Every – each/each one individually. All – each, everything, any/all together, in total.

Every – each/each one individually

All – each, everything, any/all together, in total

We use EVERY + SINGULAR NOUN

Every student doesn't like homework. – Each student does not like homework.

Every country has a national flag. – Each country has a national flag.

Every person is important. – Each person is important.

We use ALL + PLURAL NOUN

All students don't like homework. – All students do not like homework.

All countries have a national flag. – All countries have a national flag.

All people are important. – All people are important.

EVERY DAY and ALL DAY

EVERY DAY = ON ALL DAYS

Bill watches news every day. – Bill watches the news every day. /each 1 day/

It's raining every day this week. – It's raining every day this week. /from Monday to Sunday/

ALL DAY = THE COMPLETE DAY

Bill is watching news all day. – Bill is watching the news all day. /from the beginning to the end of the day/

It's raining all day. – It's raining all day. /throughout the entire day/

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