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Both - Either - Neither

The document discusses the use of both, either, and neither to talk about two things or people. It explains that both refers to A and B, either refers to A or B (one or the other), and neither refers to not A and not B (neither one). Examples are provided to demonstrate their use with nouns and with of + noun phrases. The document also covers using both/either/neither with and/or/nor to mention the two things or people, and includes practice questions.

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Both - Either - Neither

The document discusses the use of both, either, and neither to talk about two things or people. It explains that both refers to A and B, either refers to A or B (one or the other), and neither refers to not A and not B (neither one). Examples are provided to demonstrate their use with nouns and with of + noun phrases. The document also covers using both/either/neither with and/or/nor to mention the two things or people, and includes practice questions.

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Both / either / neither

We use both, either and neither to talk about two things or people.

● both= A and B (the two things or people)


● either= A or B (one thing/person or the other thing/person)
● neither= not A and not B (zero out of two things or people)

We can use both/either/neither + noun

● I like both cars.


● You can park on either side of the street.
● Neither parent was at the meeting.

Note that we use both + plural noun and either/neither + singular noun.

We can use both (of) / either of / neither of + the/these/my/her/Peter’s/etc.


+ noun

● Both (of) your parents are really nice.


● Either of those two dates is perfect for the wedding. (=We can
choose one or the other)
● Neither of the tennis players had a great game.

Note that we don’t need of after both.

● Both of your parents are really nice. = Both your parents are really
nice.

We can use both of / either of / neither of + us/you/them

● Both of them did very well in the exam. (NOT Both them)
● Can either of you give me a coin for the vending machine?
● Neither of us knows the truth.
Both … and …/ either … or … /
neither … nor …
We can say both … and …/ either … or … / neither … nor … to mention
the two things or people that we are talking about.

● She ate both the rice and the meat.


● Both Susan and Peter helped me with my report.
● You need to speak one foreign language, either Spanish or French.
● You can either wait here or go home.
● I like neither maths nor physics.
● He neither called nor texted.

PRACTICE:

● Can ___________ you or Lisa take me to the station?


○ ___________ of them could take me to the station, so I had to take
a taxi.
● A: Are you from Spain or from Italy?
○ B: _________ of them. I'm from Portugal.
1. The both of us ____________ of us can win this game.
2. With a tourist visa, you can ___________ work nor study.
3. He showed us two apartments but we didn't like __________ of them.
_______________ John and Sara were invited.
4. The tennis game was fantastic. ____________ players were great.
5. The match was really boring. ___________ team played well.
6. You can choose __________ of those two presents. Which one do you
prefer?

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