Both- Either- Neither
Neither
= Not + Either
Both/Either/Neither
+ Noun
· Both + Plural
· Either + singular
· Neither + singular
· Both of
· Either of
· Neither of
· Both of them
· Neither of
us
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We use both/either/neither to talk about two
things or people
Radhika has two children.
Both are married.
Would you like tea or coffee?
You can have either. (= tea or coffee)
Radhika: Do you want to go to the cinema or the
theatre?
Natasha: Neither. I
want to stay at home.
(Neither = not the cinema or the theatre)
Compare either and neither:
Would you like tea or coffee?
·
Either. I don’t mind. (= tea or coffee)
·
I don’t want either.
·
Neither. (= not tea or coffee)
· I
don’t want neither (X)
both/either/neither
+ noun
both + plural noun
both windows
both books
both children
either + singular noun
either window
either book
either child
neither + singular noun
neither window
neither book
neither child
• Last year I
went to Pune and Mumbai.
I liked both
cities very much.
• First I worked in an office, and
later in a shop.
Neither job was very interesting.
• There are two
ways from here to the station.
You can go
either way.
both of... / either of... / neither of:
|
Both |
of |
The… |
|
Either |
These/those… |
|
|
Neither |
My/your/Radhika’s… |
·
Neither of my parents is English.
·
I haven’t read either of these books.
You can say: (with or without of)
·
both (of) the
...
· both (of) those ...
·
both (of) my
...
·
I like both of those pictures (√)
·
I like both those pictures. (√)
· Both
of Radhikas sisters are married (√)
·
Both Radhika’s sisters are married. (√)
both of them / neither of us
|
Both |
of |
Them |
|
Either |
Us |
|
|
Neither |
You |
• Sita has got two sisters.
Both of them are married.
• Dada and I didn’t eat anything.
Neither of us was hungry.
• Who are those two people?
I don’t know either of them.
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