Both / Both of, neither / Neither of, either / Either of

A Ta dng both /neither /either vi hai vt, s vic.v.v. Bn c th dng cc t ny cng vi danh t (both books, neither books...) . V d, bn ang ni v vic i n tim chiu nay. C hai nh hng m bn c th ti, bn ni: Both restaurants are very good. (khng ni "the both restaurants") C hai nh hng u rt ngon. Neither restauranrs is expensive. Khng nh hng no t c. We can go to either restaurant. I dont mind. Chng ta c th ti nh hng no cng c. Ti khng c kin g. (either = mt trong hai, ci no cng c) B. Both of.../neither of.../either of... Khi bn dng both/neither/either + of, bn lun lun cn thm the.../these/those.../my/your/his/Toms... (.v.v.) . Bn khng th ni "both of restaurant". Bn phi ni both of the restaurants, both of those restaurant v.v...: Both of these restaurants are very good. C hai nh hng ny u rt ngon Neither of the restaurants we went to was (or were) expensive. Khng c ci no trong s hai nh hng m chng ta ti l t c. I havent been to either of those restaurants. (= I havent been to one or the other) Ti cha ti ni no trong s hai nh hng .

Bn khng cn thm of sau both. V th bn c th ni: Both my parents are from London. hay Both of my parents... Hai b m ti u l ngi Lun n. Bn c th dng both of /neither of /either of + us /you /them: (talking to two people) Can either of you speak Spanish ? (ni vi hai ngi) Mt trong hai bn ni c ting Ty Ban Nha ch ? I asked two people the way to the station but either of them knew. Ti hi hai ngi ng n sn vn ng nhng c hai u khng bit. Bn phi ni both of trc us/you/them (of l cn phi c) : Both of us were very tired. (khng ni 'Both us were...') C hai chng ti u rt mt. Sau neither of... ng t c th chia s t hay s nhiu u c; Neither of the children wants (hay want) to go to bed. Khng a no trong bn tr mun i ng c. C. Bn cng c th dng both/neither/either ng mt mnh: I couldnt decide which of the two shirts to buy. I like both. (hay I like both of them) Ti khng th quyt nh mua ci no trong hai ci o . Ti thch c hai. Is your friend British or American? Neither. Shes Autralian 'Bn ca anh l ngi Anh hay M ?' 'u khng phi, C y l ngi c

Do you want tea or coffee? Either. I dont mind. 'Anh mun tr hay c ph?' 'Th no cng c. Ti khng bn tm' D. Bn c th ni: both... and...: Both Ann and Tom were late. C Ann v Tom u n mun. neither...nor...: Neither Liz nor Robin came to the party. C Liz v Robin u khng n d tic. She said she would contact me but she neither wrote nor phoned. C y ni s lin h vi ti nhng c y khng vit th cng chng gi in thoi. either...or...: Im not sure where hes from. Hes either Spanish or Italian. Ti khng chc anh y ngi nc no. C th anh y l ngi Ty Ban Nha hoc ngi . Either you apoplogise or Ill never speak to you again. Hoc l anh xin li hoc l ti s khng bao gi ni chuyn vi anh na. E. Hy so snh either/neither/both (hai th) v any/none/all (nhiu hn hai): either/neither/both There are two good hotels in the town. You can stay at either of them.

C hai khch sn tt trong th trn.Anh c th ci no cng c. We tried two hotels. Neither of them had any rooms. /Both of them were full. Chng ti ti hai khch sn. Khng ci no trong hai ci cn phng c. C hai u kn ngi. any/none/all There are many good hotels in the town. You can stay at any of them. C nhiu khch sn tt trong th trn. Anh c th bt c ci no trong s chng. We tried a lot of hotels. None of them had any rooms./All of them were full. Chng ti n nhiu khch sn. Khng ci no trong s chng cn phng c. Tt c kn ngi.