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PLEASE DO A RESEARCH ABOUT THE USE OF ALL, BOTH, NEITHER, EITHER, NO ONE
 
BOTH / EITHER / NEITHER

The word "both" in English indicates two of a group of two.
"Either" indicates one of a group of two.
"Neither" indicates zero of a group of two.

Use "both" with plural nouns but "either" and "neither" with singular nouns.

     Both students can takethe test.
     Either student can take the test.
     Neither student can take the test.

You can use "both" with two nouns connected by the word "and," "either" with two nouns connected with "or" and "neither" with two nouns's Online with "normal."

     Both Frank and Bob live in Chicago.
     Either Frank or Bob lives in Chicago.
     Neither Frank nor Bob live in Chicago.

The word"both" has more uses. You can use "both after a subject or object pronoun or before a plural noun.

     We Both loved the movie. (after a pronoun subject)
     Both I Gave us a birthday present. (after an object pronoun)
     Both students Passed the test. (before a plural noun)

EITHER, NEITHER, BOTH
 The table shows us the meaning of either, neither and both.
One of the tricky thingsabout either, neither and both is knowing when they should followed by singular or plural nouns and verbs. The rules, with examples, are given below:
EITHER, NEITHER, BOTH |
We use either, neither and both when we are talking about two things. |
either = one OR the other | > Would you like tea or coffee?
> Either. I don't mind.
This means: 'You can give me tea OR coffee. I have nopreference.' |
neither = not one and not the other | > Would you like ham or beef in your sandwich?
> Neither. I am a vegetarian. I don't eat meat.
This means: 'I don't want ham and I don't want beef.' |
both = the first AND the second | I take both milk and sugar in my coffee.
This means: 'I take sugar. I also take milk.' |
We use either with a singular noun.
We use either of with aplural noun.

We use either and either of with a singular verb. | either car, either person
either of the chairs, either of the people

Either day is fine for me.
Either of the days is fine for me. |
We use neither with a singular noun.
We use neither of with a plural noun.

We use neither and neither of with a singular verb. | neither house, neither man
neither of the houses,neither of the men

Neither day was suitable.
Neither of the days was suitable. |
We use both with a plural noun.

We use both with a plural verb. | both houses, both men
both of the houses, both of the men

Both (of) my brothers are tall. |
We need of before the pronouns us, you, them. | both of us, both of you, either of them, neither of them, etc. |
Between of and a noun we needto use these, those or my, your, John's, etc., or the. | both of those houses, neither of my brothers, both of John's sisters, either of the cinemas | |

ALLadj.1. Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity: All the windows are open. Deal all the cards. See Synonyms at whole.2. Constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole: all Christendom.3.Being the utmost possible of: argued the case in all seriousness.4. Every: got into all manner of trouble.5. Any whatsoever: beyond all doubt.6. Pennsylvania Finished; used up: The apples are all. See Regional Note at gum band.7. Informal Being more than one: Who all came to the party? See Regional Note at you-all.The whole of one's fortune, resources, or energy; everything one has: The bravedefenders gave their all.pron.1. The entire or total number, amount, or quantity; totality: All of us are sick. All that I have is yours.2. Everyone; everything: justice for all.adv.1. Wholly; completely: a room painted all white; directions that were all wrong.2. Each; apiece: a score of five all.3. So much: I am all the better for that experience.Idioms: all alongFrom the beginning; throughout: saw...
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