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THE PRONOUNS «BOTH, EITHER AND NEITHER»

Examples

Functions

Both these children are mine.

These children are both mine.

Both my children are boys.

They both accepted the invitation.

You are both right.

They have both been invited.

We must both go there.

Both is plural in meaning and applied only to two persons or things.

a) Take either book. I don’t mind which. The news didn’t shock either of your parents today?

b) You may go by either road. The houses on either side were tall and big.

Either refers to two persons or things and has two meanings.

a) one or the other of two;

b) each of two; both.

Neither brother as been abroad. We accepted neither offer.

Neither of the statements is true.

Neither means not the one nor the other.

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