What is the difference between "each" and "every"?

Answer by  KitKat36 (14)

"Each" refers to individual objects, counted separate from the rest. "Every" refers to an object which is a part of a larger group of objects, counted collectively as a whole (is similar in concept to "all"). Example: Each kid ate an orange; Every kid has a pony.

Answer by  patti (29325)

"Every" is an adjective that refers to a group or collection. "Each" can be an adjective, pronoun or adverb. "Every" refers to the group; "each" specifies one of the group.