In which of the following sentences is the word each used as an adjective?
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Each participant went home with a badge.
Each participant went home with a badge.
The students were given two red markers each.
The students were given two red markers each.
Each of the candidates left at the end of the debate.
Each of the candidates left at the end of the debate.
The word "each" is used as an adjective in the following sentence:
The students were given two red markers each.
To determine in which of the sentences the word "each" is used as an adjective, we need to identify how "each" is functioning in the sentence.
In the sentence "Each participant went home with a badge", the word "each" is used as a determiner, not an adjective. It is modifying the noun "participant" and indicating that every participant received a badge.
In the sentence "The students were given two red markers each", the word "each" is also used as a determiner, not an adjective. It is modifying the noun "markers" and indicating that each student received two red markers.
Finally, in the sentence "Each of the candidates left at the end of the debate", the word "each" is used as an adjective. It is modifying the noun "candidates" and indicating that every individual candidate left at the end of the debate.
Therefore, the correct sentence where "each" is used as an adjective is: "Each of the candidates left at the end of the debate."