BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, NONE

BOTH: used for two things, people, …-

affirmative sentences and plural verb.
• Mary and Ann are both cousins.
• Both of them are engineers.
• Both (of the) chairs are taken.
 BOTH …AND
• BOTH … AND is used when something is true
for two people, two things…

Both my sister and my brother are doctors.

NEITHER OF: used for two people, two things, …
Used in affirmative sentences. Sing/Pl verb

Mary and Ann want to get a dog. Neither of

them has/have had a pet before.
NEITHER…NOR: used when something is not true for
two people or things, … The verb is usually singular.

Neither Mary nor Jean likes tennis.

EITHER…OR: used when something is true
for one of the two people, things, …

Either she was too too busy or she didn’t want

to come.
You can have either coffee or tea; choose
which one you prefer.
NONE is used for more than two people, things … It
is used in affirmative sentences and gives a
negative meaning. It takes a singular or a plural
verb. It expresses the idea of “not a single one.”

All my friends love hip hop. None of them

like/likes pop.
None of my friends called me on my birthday.
• None of my relatives live/lives in Barcelona.
• Have you ever met my brothers? Yes, I’ve met both,
Juan and Pablo.
• Neither my son nor my daughter likes rap.
• In the end I had to choose: either my job or my
hobby.
• We could either fly or go by train.
 Now try these online exercises.
• http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/gra
mmar-exercise-either-or-neither-nor.php
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/cours
e/intermediate/unit-3/session-2/activity-2
• https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/44.html
• https://www.englishgrammar.org/grammar-exercise-
42/
• http://www.polseguera.org/online_exams/exam.php
?id=58&idioma=English