All’ can be used before a countable noun. ( All girls, All guests)
All can be used before an uncountable noun. ( All work, All fun)
All can be used as a pronoun. (All work no play makes a jack a dull boy.)
Use of ‘Each/Every’
Each/Every means a number of persons or things considered individually
Examples
a) Each man knows his duties.
b) Every man knows his duties.
Each is used for small numbers.
Both Each/Every takes a singular verb.
Use of ‘Both’
Both are used in the sense of ‘one and the other’.
‘Both’ can be used alone or followed by a noun.
Examples:
Both won a contest.
Both of them are leaving.
It takes a plural verb.
‘Both’ ‘and’ indicates the combination of two adjectives, nouns, verbs etc.
Examples
a) I like to eat both ice cream and hamburgers.
b) It was both hot and humid.
Use of ‘Neither, Either’
‘Neither’ means ‘not one and not the other’
It takes a singular verb.
It is followed by ‘nor’ to combine two negatives.
Example
(Neither do I like to sing nor do I like to dance at the annual function.)
‘Either’ means ‘any one of two’.
It takes a singular verb. ‘Either’ is followed by ‘or’.
(You can either wait for some time or come a little later.)
Use of ‘One
When we have been talking or writing about a group of people or things and want to say something about a particular member of the group, we use ‘one’.
As a pronoun ‘One should be followed by appropriate cases of ‘one’.
Example
(One should do one’s duty.)
Use of ‘Another’
It is used with singular countable nouns to talk about an additional person or thing of the same type as has already been mentioned.
Example
(Can I have another pair of shoes?)
Use of ‘Other’
It is used with plural nouns.
It is also used with uncountable nouns.
Example:
(Despite her job she has many other duties to perform.)
Use of ‘Enough’
It is used with plural nouns and uncountable nouns.
It is meant to say that there is a sufficient amount of something or as much as it is needed.
Example
(Her mother gives her enough meals to eat.)
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