distributive pronoun

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Distributive pronouns refer to individuals within a group, treating them one by one. In English grammar, the distributive pronouns are each, either, and neither. These pronouns are always singular in form and require singular verb agreement.1

For example:
* Each student received a book.
* Either answer is acceptable.
* Neither of the options is correct.1

These pronouns emphasize individual members of a set rather than the group as a whole.2

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Distributive pronouns
Distributive pronouns refer to people or things separately or one at a time and are always grammatically singular. The English-language distributive pronouns are each, either, and neither:
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Distributive pronouns refer to people or things separately or one at a time and are always grammatically singular. The English-language distributive pronouns are each, either, and neither:
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