1.each既可用作形容詞，又可用作代詞，在句中可以作定語、主語、賓語、同位語、狀語等。
(1)Each student has his own dictionary.
每個學生都有自己的字典。
(2)Each has his good point.
各有所長。
(3)Our headteacher had a talk with each of us.
我們的班主任和我們每個人都談了談。
(4)The students each have a desk.
每個學生都有壹張桌子。
(5)The children can have a bag each.
孩子們每人可以有壹個包。
2.every和each都可用作形容詞，在句中作定語，every強調全體或全部，each更強調個人或個別。
(1)I know each member of your family.
我認識妳們家的每個成員。
(2)I know every member of your family.
我認識妳們家的每個成員。
3.every是指許多人或事物的“全體”與all的意思相近，each指兩個或兩個以上的人或事物中的“每個”。
(1)There are many shops on each side of the street.
這條街上每邊都由很多商店。
(2)I gave a present to each of her parents.
我給她父母每人壹件禮物。
4.each單獨作主語或each、every修飾的單數名詞作主語時，謂語動詞為單數形式，但each of them作主語時，謂語動詞用單數或復數形式都可以。
(1)Each/Each person/Every person is living a happy life now.
人人都過著幸福生活。
(2)Each of them are/is wearing full dress.
他們個個都身著盛裝。
5.every可以與not連用構成部分否定，意思是“並不/非人人”，而each則不可以與not連用。全部否定是no one，意為“個個都不”、“沒有人”等。
(1)Each/Everyone/Every one of them doesn’t like the TV play.
並非人人都喜歡這部電視劇
(2)No one likes the TV play.
沒有人喜歡這部電視劇。