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    Bank Job Recruitment Test Preparatory Program

    Sub: English

    Lecture:1

    Contents
    BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, NONE, ANY, ALL

    MANY, FEW, A FEW, THE FEW; MUCH, LITTLE, A LITTLE, THE LITTLE

    EACH & EVERY

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    BOTH, NEITHER, EITHER,
    ANY, NONE, ALL
    2 0/2-Neither (Singular) 1/2- Either (Singular) 2/2- Both (Plural)
    2+++ 0/2+++- None (Singular) 1/2+++- Any (Singular) 2+++/2+++- All (Plural)

    1. _Neither/Either/Both/All/None____ of the two boys came late.


    2. _Any/Either/Neither/Both/None/All____ of the two boys is late.
    3. __Both/ALL/None/___ of the two boys are late.
    4. __Either/Neither/All/None/Any___ of the six girls came late.
    5. __Neither/Any/None___ of the six girls is late. (No One)
    6. __All/None___ of the six girls are late. (Not one)
    All (Whole) is well.
    None- No One. (0)
    None- Not One. (>1) more than one.
    7. _____ of your hands are damaged.
    8. __All (whole)___ of your hand is damaged.

    0 1 2
    2/2-Both (VP)
    1/2- Either (VS)
    0/2- Neither (VS)

    ALL- 6/6 (VP)


    ANY- 1/6 (VS)
    NONE-0/6 (VS)

    2 book/books is/are.
    1 book/books is/are.

    1.5 books is/are.

    2/3 of the book is.


    3/8 of the books is.

    The color of her eyes is/are blue.

    All (Plural Countable Noun)- All of the boys are present. (VP)
    All (Singular Countable Noun)- All of the book is burnt. (VS)
    All (without Noun)- All nis well. (VS)
    All (Uncountable Noun)- All water is polluted. (VS)

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    MANY, FEW, A FEW, THE FEW; MUCH, LITTLE, A LITTLE, THE LITTLE

    I have many/ a lot of friends.

    # Many, (Very) Few, A few, The few- Before Countable Noun


    # Much, Little, A little, The little- Before Uncountable noun
    Many= a lot of Much= a lot of
    A few= some A Little=some Positive Sense (Not much/not little); Can
    replace the word Some
    (Very) Few (Very) Little Negative Sense
    The few The Little All that is left
    • I have no friend. (Zero)
    • I have few/ very few friends. (Olpo)
    • I have a few friends. (some)
    • I have many friends. (onek)
    • I have little/ very little money.
    • I have a little money.

    # The Few/ The Little: (all the rest)


    • Give me the little milk left in the cup.
    • The few books that I had were sold.
    • The little money I had; I have spent it.

    EACH & EVERY


    Each book/books
    Every book/books

    He carried a bag in each/every hand.


    Each/every of the boy/boys received a gift.
    Each/every boy received a gift.

    # Each & Every both are used with singular noun.


    • Every day, Every House, Each Person, Each Cat

    # Each Emphasizes on Individual.


    • Each teacher at our school is creative
    • Study each sentence carefully.
    • Each player played well. (Individual performance)
    N.B: At aggregate you can say every player played well.
    • The manager wants to speak to each employee in his office. (Individually)

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    # Every Emphasizes on Group.
    • Every business owner is clever.
    • Every player played well.
    • The manager wants to speak to every employee in his office. (In a group)

    # Each for 2 items.


    • In a football match, each/every team has 11 players.
    • There are two boys. Each is smiling.
    • He carried a bag in each/every hand.

    # Every: (Every is for a larger number / Indefinite number)


    • Every house in the town is painted white
    • I have read every book in the library.

    # Each of-plural nouns/ pronouns. (with of, you can’t use every)
    • Each/every of the children received a gift.
    • He met each of the team members personally.

    # Every: for time expressions/ frequency.


    • I wash my car every month.
    • She plays Tennis every Sunday.

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