Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER 
BOTH = “one and the other”
“both” is used when two people or things are regarded as a group.
Both + Plural Noun
Both children are happy with their presents.
Both + the / these/ my + Noun 
Both the young men will come to the party. / I can recommend both these books 
to you. / Both her brothers live in London.
Both + of + Pronoun 
Both of us like playing tennis.
Both + (of) + the / these / my + Plural Noun
Both (of) these restaurants are excellent.
EITHER = “any one of two”
“either” is used when two people or things are regarded as individuals.
Either + Singular Noun
Either way is acceptable.
Either + of + Pronoun
Either of them can do the job.
Either + of + the / these / my + Plural Noun
Can either of your parents speak French?
NEITHER = ‘not one and not the other”
“neither” is used when two people or things are regarded as individuals and a 
negative statement is made about them.

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Neither + Singular Noun 
Neither man knows what he is doing.
Neither + of+ Pronoun 
Neither of us is/are having any luck!
Neither + of+ the / these / my + Plural Noun 
Neither of the children is/are at school.
NOTE 
‘Neither of’ is normally used with a singular verb, but it can be used with 
a plural verb. A singular noun is more common in a formal style.
Exercise 38. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete 
these sentences. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
Example: Neither of us _______ (be) hungry. – Neither of us is hungry. 
1. Both of us ___________ (like) football, but neither of us ____________
(like) tennis.
2. Both films _____________(be) good. 
3. Neither road _____________ (go) to the station.
4. Neither restaurant _____________ (be) expensive.
5. Neither of the children _____________ (want) to go to bed. 
6. Both of these women _____________ (have) gloomy memories of the 
World War. 
7. Both his sisters _____________ (live) in London.
8. You can see him on Friday or on Saturday. Either of those days _____________ 
(be) convenient for him.