A distributive adjective is an adjective that refers to members of a group individually. Distributive adjectives are generally used to point to a particular group or individual and are used with singular nouns. It is used to modify nouns. For example; “each,” “every,” “either,” “neither,” and “any,” are describing words that refer to specific things out of a group.

Examples

• Each person got a turn to ride the bike.
• Every person at the masquerade wore a mask.
• I run a mile every day.
• Both situations are very terrible for us.
• Each of the following devices is ready to work.
• He cleans his bike every day.
• Neither of us agreed to perform on the stage.
• Any one of them can enter our courtyard.
• I don’t need anyone’s opinion.
• Neither you nor your friends came to meet me at the airport.

List of some of the distributive adjectives:

• Each
• Every
• Either
• Neither
• One
• None
• Both
• Any