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Distributive determiners (also called distributive adjectives) are used to refer to individual people or things. They can also refer to a group of people or things within a group.

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Both

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Person holding 2 tools.
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I use both these tools every day.

Both refers to: two things or people.

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Each

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Individual people.
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Each of us needs to put in an extra effort today.

Each refers to: one person or thing separately.

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Every

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All in a group.
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We need every possible assistant for this project.

Every refers to:all people or things in a group.

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Either

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Axe or chainsaw.
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Choose either the chainsaw or the axe to complete this task.

Either refers to: one or the other.

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Neither

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Not an axe or chainsaw.
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In this situation, neither tool would help.

Neither refers to: none of them.

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Neither… nor…

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Not this one axe or this one chainsaw.
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They chose neither the axe nor the chainsaw.

Neither… nor… refers to: not one or the other.

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Half

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Half the building material.
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Building a camp will require half the remaining wood in our warehouse.

Half refers to: 50% or ½ of the total quantity.

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All

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Man lifting beam.
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I used all my strength to lift this beam.

All refers to: the total quantity.

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