Each Vs Every

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Each Vs Every

by [email protected] » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:27 pm
F V# 73
73. Sending convicts to Macquarie Island raised the possibility of extinction of several native flora and fauna, each species a rare treasure living in its distinctive milieu for centuries.

A. each species a rare treasure living in its distinctive milieu for centuries
B. all the species a rare treasure living inside its distinctive milieu for centuries
C. all species a rare treasure living inside its distinctive milieu for centuries
D. every species a rare treasure living inside their distinctive milieu for centuries
E. each species a rare treasure living inside their distinctive milieu for centuries

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by varunrajwade » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:20 pm
A because each takes singular. In this case the pronoun its is in A.. so A is answer

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by sulabh » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:31 pm
A is correct as all the other options don't have subjct-verb agreement.

A. each species a rare treasure living in its distinctive milieu for centuries
B. all the species a rare treasure living inside its distinctive milieu for centuries
C. all species a rare treasure living inside its distinctive milieu for centuries
D. every species a rare treasure living inside their distinctive milieu for centuries
E. each species a rare treasure living inside their distinctive milieu for centuries
750(Q50,V40)

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