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Both either neither A We use these words to talke about TWO people: - Rosemary has two children. Both are married. (Both = the two children) - Would you like tea or coffee? you can have either. (= tea or coffee) - A: Do you want to go to the cinema or to the theatre? - B: 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. (= not tea or coffee) - Neither. (= not tea or coffee) B both / either / neither + noun (substantivo) both + plural: Both windows etc. ------------------------------------------------------- either + singular: either window etc. neither + singular: neither window etc. - Last year I went to Paris and Rome. 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. C both of.../ either of... / neither of... both the... either of these... / those... neither my / your / Ann's ... etc - Neither of my parents is English. - I haven't read either of these books. You can say both (of) the... / both (of) those... both (of) my... etc (with or without of) - I like both of those pictures. or I like both those pictures. - Both of Ann's sisters are married. or Both Ann's sisters are married. D both of them / neither of us etc + noun both them either of us neither you - Ann has got two sister. Both of them are married. - Tom and I didn't eat anything. Neither of us was hungry. - Who are those two people? I don't know eihter of them. exercises either and neither home |
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