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Grammar - Quantifiers: Neither / Either / both

Quantifiers: Neither / Either / both





 Grammar - Quantifiers

Neither / Either / both


>> Neither plus affirmative verb similar Either plus negative verb.

>> Neither is preferred at the beginning of a sentence but not Either.

>> Neither can be used alone as a negative answer to a question.


EXP: 
-Neither restaurant gives the good meals, which did you prefer? Neither.

>>Neither: not one nor not the other (affirmative singular verb).


EXP: 
-Neither of them present good drink.

>>: Neither: any one of two.


EXP: 
-did you prefer his two books? No, I did not prefer either ( of them ).

>>Both : one and the other (  plural verb ).


EXP : 
-Both restaurants in the village were present good meals.

>>Formal English : he, she, him, her, his 
>>Colloquial English : they, them, their

EXP :
-Neither of them could make up her/ their mind/s.

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