| Unit 83 - Both / both of, neither / neither of, either / either of Unit 83
Both /
both of,
neither /
neither of,
either /
either of
(a)
Слова both,
neither и
either
употребляются,
когда речь идет о двух предметах
сразу:
- Both
stores are very good. (а не `the both stores')
- Neither
store is expensive.
- We can
go to either store. I don't
care.
(either
= любой;либо один,
либо другой; все равно
который)
- I didn't like
either store.
(ни тот, ни
другой)
(b)
Слова both/neither/either
могут также
употребляться с конструкцией
of....
В этом случае необходимо
использовать
the/these/those/my/your/his
и
т.д.:
both of
the
restaurants / both of
these restaurants
и
т.д.
(а не 'both of restaurants'
)
- Both of
these stores are very good.
-
Neither of the stores we
visited was (или
were)
expensive.
- See
either of those films. I don't
care.
both
может быть с или
без
предлога of :
both her
sisters
или
both of her
sisters
с После
both of /
neither of / either of
вы
можете употреблять
us /
you /
them:
- Can
either of them drive a
car?
- I
wanted Dill and Jem to stay but neither of
them agreed.
Помните, чтоof очень важен:
- Both of
them were very busy. (а не `Both them ...')
(d) После
neither of
... вы можете
употреблять
глагол как в единственном
числе, так и во
множественном:
- Neither of the
students wants
(или
want)
to answer.
- Neither of you
has
(или
have)
children.
(e)
Запомните пары both...
and
...,
neither...nor...
и
either ... or :
-
Both Dill
and Ann missed the
performance.
- We
were both tired
and
hungry.
-
Neither Ted
nor Sam won the
contest.
- He
said he would contact me but he neither wrote
nor phoned.
- I'm
not sure where he is from. He's either French
or German.
-
Either you apologise
or I'll complain on you.
(f)
Местоимения both
/
neither / either
могут также
употребляться без каких-либо
дополнительных
слов, сами по
себе:
- `Is he Spanish or
German?' `Neither. He's
Austrian'.
- `Do
you want lemonade or cherry?' `Either. I don't
mind.'
- He
didn't know which one to choose. He liked both.
Что касается конструкции
I don't either и
neither do
I , смотри
Unit 51c.
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