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Each / every doctor in that hospital is kind, compassionate, and caring.

Every (=All doctors in that hospital are kind, compassionate, and caring.)

We enjoyed each / every second of the movie.

every (= We enjoyed the entire movie)

We spent all of /all / all of the. / all the day outdoors.

all (➪ We say all day, all night, all month, all year, etc. to mean ‘the entire day/night/month/etc.’ ➪ We don’t use an article or a preposition when we use all

You can choose both/either/neither of those two presents. Which one do you prefer?

either ( We can say either A or B to mean one person/thing or the other.)

The tennis game was fantastic. both/either/neither players were great.

both (➪ We use both + plural noun and either/neither + singular noun.)

both/either/neither John and Sara were invited.

both (We use both ... and ... to mean two people or things.)

With a tourist visa, you can both/either/neither work nor study.

neither (We use neither … nor … to mention the two things or people that we are talking about.)

A: Are you from Spain or from Italy? B: both / either / neither. I'm from Portugal.

neither (neither= not A and not B (zero out of two things or people)

both / either / neither of them could take me to the station, so I had to take a taxi.

neither (We say neither of + you/them to mean 'zero out of two people'.)

Can both / either / neither you or Lisa take me to the station?

either ( We can say either A or B to mean one person/thing or the other.)

She picked me up at a/an/the/- airport.

the (With places in a town where we commonly go (the park, the cinema, the doctor, etc.)

Everybody knows that ..a/an/the/- cats are very independent animals.

- (We do not use an article before plural or uncountable nouns to talk about something in general.)

My father is a/an/the/- police officer.

a ( We use a/an to talk about people’s jobs or to say what kind of person or thing something/somebody is.)

a/an/the/- president visited our school.

The (We use the when there’s only one of something.)

Can you pass me a/an/the/- water?

the (We use the to talk about specific things or people; when it’s clear which things or people we are talking about. In this sentence, it's clear which water

I don't have ..a/an/the/-. car

a (We cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a, the, my etc.))

Experts say that a/an/the/- coffee can be good for your health.

- ( We do not use an article before plural or uncountable nouns to talk about something in general.)

There was a/an/the/-document on the table.

a ( We use a/an when we mention something for the first time)

It's a/an/the/- interesting book.

an (We use a/an to talk about people’s jobs or to say what kind of person or thing something/somebody is.)

We bought some cheese and ham. a/an/the/- cheese was delicious.

The (We use the when we mention something for the second time.)