{"id":32222,"date":"2026-04-06T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32222"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:59:27","slug":"quantifiers-both-either-neither","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/04\/quantifiers-both-either-neither\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantifiers: Both, Either, Neither"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do they mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Both<\/strong> = the two (2 things together)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Either<\/strong> = one of the two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neither<\/strong> = not one and not the other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both my parents work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either road leads to the city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither option is easy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both of us are tired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either of these is fine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither of them is here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. BOTH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We use <strong>both<\/strong> for two things together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>both + plural noun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>both of + object pronoun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both students are happy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both of them are ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I like both options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. EITHER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We use <strong>either<\/strong> to mean <em>one of the two<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>either + singular noun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>either of + plural noun\/pronoun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can choose either dress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either answer is correct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either of them can help you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. NEITHER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We use <strong>neither<\/strong> to mean <em>not one and not the other<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>neither + singular noun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>neither of + plural noun\/pronoun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neither answer is correct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither student is late.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither of them is ready.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Both \u2192 plural verb<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both boys <strong>are<\/strong> playing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Either \/ Neither \u2192 singular verb<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Either boy <strong>is<\/strong> playing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither boy <strong>is<\/strong> playing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With \u201cor\u201d and \u201cnor\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Either\u2026or \u2192 one choice\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can have either tea or coffee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither\u2026nor \u2192 no choice\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She likes neither tea nor coffee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate What do they mean? 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