Distributive Pronouns

 DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS

According to Webster's Dictionary Distributive means expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral.

     A Distributive Pronoun considers members of a group separately, rather than collectively. They include each, any, either, neither and others. Examples

• Men take each other's measure when they react. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

• Each of them got a prize.

• They got a prize each

• They each got a prize.

(Here each means each individual person.)

• Everyone loves his country

• Everyone of them supported the proposal.

• Either of you has to come to the meeting.

• Neither of them was present at the meeting.

(Note that either and neither are always singular in form and take a singular verb.)