Distributive Pronouns.
These are: Each, either, and neither. (Distributive means: taken one at a time.) Each of these three pronouns takes singular verb.
ü You will frequently hear this rule broken in conversation. Even a famous writer, Lord Chesterfield, wrote: ‘Each of these verses have five feet.’
ü Similarly, it is wrong to say: ‘Neither of the batsmen have yet reached their century.’ In modern literature, mistakes of this kind are very common.
Examples of Use.
Each of these books has over a thousand pages.
Neither of the batsmen has yet reached their century.
Those officials have over seven hundred rupees a month each.
Each has his own place marked out for him.
Either of the plans is workable.
Neither of us knows anything about the matter.
ü Each other sometimes means everyone; sometimes both.
Each has to bring his own food.
I will have each or neither.
ü Each, either, and neither are also used as Distributive Adjectives.
Each batsman wears a pair of pads.
I gave nine rupees to each coolie.
He has a wart on either hand.
Neither boy is looking good.
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