Question

The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option with the incorrect word and its correction from the ones given below.
Every tried to make the greatest sacrifice for the country.

• A. Incorrect = Every, Correct = Each
• B. Incorrect= make, correct= making
• C. Incorrect= sacrifice, correct= sacrifices
• D. Incorrect= Every, correct=All

Answer 1

The correct option is A Incorrect = Every, Correct = Each

Each refers to a plural number of people or items, but it considers each person or item as an individual or a dissimilar unit. It does not consider the group collectively. Every also refers to a multiple number of people or items but it considers these people or items as part of a similar collective group.

The sentence is emphasizing on the sacrifice made for the country and how each one tried. So, the most appropriate answer is A) Incorrect= every, correct= each. Although 'All' in option D also stands for a group collectively, the sentence would not be as correct grammatically as with the word 'Each'.