BOTH, NEITHER, EITHER, NONE

Conjunctions

BOTH, NEITHER, EITHER, NONE

BOTH

BOTH is used for two things, two people...- Used in affirmative sentences, it takes a plural verb

Both= Plural Verb

Both and both of them

Mary and Ann are both cousins. Both of them are engineers. Both(of the) chairs are taken.

Both my sister and my brother are doctors.

BOTH ... AND is used when something is true for two people, two things...

NEITHER

/ˈnaɪ.ðər/ or /ˈniː.ðər/

neither

1 It is used for 2 people or 2 things

2 It is used in affirmative sentences

3 It takes singular or plural verb

Mary and Ann want to get a dog. Neither of them have/has had a pet before.

NEITHER.... NOR

It is used when something is not true for two people or things...etc

Neither Mary nor Jim likes tennis

singular or plural verb? Proximity rule

Either...or

EITHER...OR : used when sth is true for one of the two people , things...

Either she was too busy or she didn't want to come. You can have either coffee or tea; choose which one you prefer.

None

none

NONE: used for more than 2 people, things.It is used in affirmative sentences and gives a negative meaning. It takes a singular or a plural verb. It expresses the idea "not a single one"

with None

Examples.

All my friends love hip hop. None of them like/likes PopNone of my friends wished me a happy birthday

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translation exercise

translate

1 Ninguno de mis parientes vive en Avilés

2 Has conocido a mis hermanas? Si, he conocido a ambas, a Ángela y a Pepa

3 Ni a mi hijo ni mi hija les gusta el rap

Al final tuve que elegir, o mi trabajo o mi hobby

5 Podíamos o volar o ir en tren

1 None of my relatives live/lives in Avilés

2 Have you ever met my sisters? Yes, I've met both Angela and Pepa

3 Neither my son nor my daughter likes rap

4 In the end, I had to choose; either my job or my hobby.

5 We could either fly or go by train.

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