English Grammar Guide
Distributives: both/neither of us
Usage - Things in Common: both /neither
We can use the word
- State that 2 people are the same or do the same thing
- Things in common
both : for 2POSITIVES ⧾⧾ neither : for 2NEGATIVES ⧿⧿
Grammar - Same/in Common: both ⧾⧾
SUBJ. PRON. + both + VERB...Sara likes dogs andI like dogs.We both like dogs.
Grammar - Same/in Common: neither ⧿⧿
Neither of + OBJ. PRON. + VERB ...Tom doesn't like dogs andJerry doesn't like dogs.Neither of them like dogs.
Examples - Positive Things in Common
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Examples - Negative Things in Common
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⚠ Be Careful!
- In informal speech people often use the
3rd PERSON VERB withneither of us andneither of them : Neither of us like cats.✔ Neither of us likes cats.✔ (informal)
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| ⧿ | Negative | |
| ⧾ | Positive | |
| ✔ | Correct | |
| OBJ. | Object | |
| PRON. | Pronoun | |
| SUBJ. | Subject | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is
02) The Present Simple Tense: Verb Forms
03) Have Got: Forms
04) Be in the Past Simple Tense: was/were
05) The Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs
06) The Present Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
07) Modals for Possibility: can/could
08) The Present Perfect Tense: Regular Verbs
09) Things in Common: too/neither
10) Things in Common: So do I (so/neither/nor)
11) Things in Common in Different Tenses: so/neither/nor
