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USE OF BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, ANY AND NONE

Daniela Rocha English Language I Lic . Mariana Mussetta Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. USE OF BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, ANY AND NONE.

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USE OF BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, ANY AND NONE

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  1. Daniela Rocha English Language I Lic. Mariana Mussetta Universidad Tecnológica Nacional USE OF BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, ANY AND NONE

  2. We use both/neither/either for two things. You can use these words with a noun. For example, you are talking about going out to eat this evening. There are two restaurants where you can go. You say: • Both restaurants are very good. • Neither restaurant is expensive. • We can go to either restaurant. I don’t mind. Use of both, neither and either

  3. When you use both/neither/either + of, you always need the… / these/those… / my/your/his/ Tom’s … etc. For example: .Both of these restaurants are very good. • Neither of the restaurants we went to was expensive. • I haven’t been to either of those restaurants. * You can use both of/neither of / either of + us/you/them. For example: • I asked two people the way to the station but neither of them knew. • Both of us were very tired. * After neither of … a singular or plural verb is possible. For example: • Neither of the children wants (or want) to go to bed. Use of both of… / neither of … / either of …

  4. I couldn’t decide which of the two shirts to buy. I liked both. • “Is your friend British or American?” “Neither. She’s Australian.” • “Do you want tea or coffee?” “Either. I don’t mind.” * Also, you can say: • Both Ann and Tom were late. / I was both tired and hungry when I arrived home. • Neither Liz nor Robin came to the party. / She said she would contact me but she neither wrote nor phoned. • Either you apologiseor I’ll never speak to you again. / I’m not sure where he’s from. He’s either Spanish or Italian. Other Usage of both/neither/either

  5. Comparison between either/neither/both (two things) and any/none/all (more than two): • There are two good hotels in the town. You can stay at either of them. • We tried two hotels. Neither of them had any rooms. / Both of them were full. • There are many good hotels in the town. You can stay at any of them. • We tried a lot of hotels. None of them had any rooms. / All of them were full.

  6. English Grammar in Use, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge. Oxford Practice Grammar, Norman Coe, Mark Harrison, Ken Paterson, Oxford Works consulted

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