Each

We useeachto refer to theindividual things or persons in a group of two or more:

We spent five days on the coast andeachday we swam in the ocean.(determiner)

There were four rooms,eachwith wonderful views of the garden.(pronoun)

Eachis usually followed by a singular noun or byone:

Eachweekend, they would work on the house.

Not:Each weekends…

The houses were made of grey stones and mud bricks, andeach onehad a flat roof of pressed earth laid over mats.

We useeach ofbefore otherdeterminers and before the plural object pronounsus, youandthem:

[talking about a hiking club]

A:

There are meetings every month to plan events.

B:

That sounds like a lot of planning.

C:

Do you go toeach ofthe meetings?

A:

I try to.

They were trying to decide where to go on holiday but the problem was thateach ofthem wanted to go to different places.

When we useeach ofwith a plural noun as subject, it’s normally followed by a singular verb:

Each ofthe buildings is surrounded by high metal fencing.

Each ofthe horses has won major international races.

For emphasis, we useeach one ofwith determiners and pronouns. When the phraseeach one ofis the subject, the verb is singular:

Each one ofthe passport control desks nowhasa camera as well as a computer.

We useeachwith plural pronouns and possessives, especially when we don’t want to sayhe/she, women/men, etc.:

Eachperson who joins the gym gets a free bag andtheyget a pass to bring a friend for a free visit.(Each personandtheyavoids sayingeach man and womanandhe,she.)

Each memberof the community should take pride intheirlocal environment.

When we useeachto refer to the subject of the clause, it usually appears in the normal mid position for adverbs, between the subject and the main verb, after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or afterbeas a main verb:

Weeachagreed to help by contributing some money towards the cost.

We wouldeachsay a poem or sing a song.

Have youeachsigned the contract?

Husband and wife areeachentitled to invest up to the maximum of£40,000.