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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

correct the sentence

each child was given a paper and a pencil.
  

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Each . Otherwise, it's fine.

  • Each .
  • Otherwise, it's fine.
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Each. Otherwise, it's fine.
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Unless we are referring to something like a test paper or a newspaper, I would say:

E... child was given pencil* and paper /paper and pencil*.
E... child was give a sheet of paper and a pencil.

For me, both each and every are possible.

*BrE, the article is not essential in these phrases. 14 of the 44 citations in the BNC for '(a) pencil and paper' and 1

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