Both
/ both of,
neither
/ neither of,
either /
either of
(a)
Слова both,
neither
и either
употребляются, когда
речь идет о двух предметах сразу:
- Both
stores are very good.
(а не `the both stores')
- Neither
store is expensive.
-
We can go to either
store. I don't care.
(either
= любой;либо один, либо
другой; все равно который)
- I
didn't like either store.
(ни тот, ни другой)
(b)
Слова both/neither/either
могут также употребляться с конструкцией of....
В этом случае необходимо
использовать the/these/those/my/your/his
и т.д.:
both
of the
restaurants
/ both
of these
restaurants и т.д.
(а не 'both of restaurants'
)
- Both
of these stores are very
good.
-
Neither
of the stores we visited
was (или were)
expensive.
-
See either
of those films.
I don't care.
both
может быть с
или без
предлога of
:
both
her sisters
или both
of her sisters
с)
После both
of / neither
of / either
of вы можете употреблять
us
/ you
/ them:
- Can
either of them
drive a car?
-
I wanted Dill and Jem to stay but neither
of them agreed.
Помните, что
of очень важен:
-
Both of them were very
busy. (а не `Both
them ...')
(d)
После neither
of ... вы можете употреблять
глагол как
в единственном числе, так и во множественном:
-
Neither of the students wants
(или want)
to
answer.
- Neither
of you has
(или have)
children.
(e)
Запомните пары both...
and ...,
neither...nor...
и
either
... or :
-
Both
Dill and
Ann missed the performance.
-
We were both
tired and
hungry.
-
Neither
Ted nor
Sam won the contest.
-
He said he would contact me but he neither
wrote nor phoned.
-
I'm not sure where he is from. He's either
French or
German.
-
Either
you apologise or
I'll complain on you.
(f)
Местоимения both
/ neither
/ either
могут также употребляться
без каких-либо дополнительных слов, сами по себе:
- `Is
he Spanish or German?' `Neither.
He's Austrian'.
-
`Do you want lemonade or cherry?' `Either.
I don't mind.'
-
He didn't know which one to choose. He liked both.
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