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Un it<br />

8 2 both either neither<br />

W e use both/ either/ neither to talk ab o ut t w o things or people:<br />

or<br />

both either neither (not + either)<br />

O Rebecca has t w o children. Both are m arried. (both = the t w o child ren)<br />

O W o uld you like tea or coffee? You can have either, (either = tea or coffee)<br />

O a: Do you want to go to the cinema or the theatre?<br />

b: N either. I w ant to stay at hom e, (neither = not the cinem a or the theatre)<br />

Co m p are either and neither:<br />

O 'W o uld you like tea or cofFee?'<br />

'Either. I don't mind.' (= tea or coffee)<br />

'I don't w ant either.' (n o t I don't w an t neither)<br />

'Neither.' (= not tea or coffee)<br />

both/ either/ neither + n ou n<br />

both<br />

+ p lu ra l<br />

both<br />

w indow s/ books/ children etc.<br />

either<br />

neither<br />

■ + sin g u la r<br />

either<br />

neither<br />

w indow / book/ child etc.<br />

O Last year I w ent to Paris and Rom e. I liked both cities very m uch.<br />

O First I worked in an office, and later in a shop. N either job was very interesting.<br />

O There are t w o ways from here to the station. You can go either way.<br />

both o f ... / either o f ... / neither o f ..<br />

both (Of) t h e ...<br />

either<br />

neither<br />

of<br />

t hese/ t ho se...<br />

m y/ your/ Paul's... etc.<br />

O N either of m y parents is British.<br />

O I haven't read either of these books.<br />

You can say both of the/ those/ m y ... or both the/ those/ m y ... (w ith or w it ho u t of):<br />

O I like both of those pictures, o r<br />

O<br />

I like both those pictures.<br />

Both of Paul's sisters are m arried, o r<br />

Both Paul's sisters are m arried.<br />

b u t O N either of Paul's sisters is m arried. (n o t N either Paul's sisters)<br />

both of them / neither of us<br />

both them<br />

either of us<br />

neither you<br />

O<br />

O<br />

Paul has t w o sisters. Both of them are m arried.<br />

Sue and I didn't eat anything. N either of us was hungry.<br />

W h o are those two people? I don't know either of them .<br />

174 ( I can't either / neither can I - 4 Unit 42

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