Uso Correcto de Both, Either, Neither, All y None en Inglés

Cuantificadores en Inglés: Both, Neither, All y None

Domina las reglas gramaticales y el uso correcto de los principales cuantificadores en inglés con ejemplos prácticos.

Uso de Both

BOTH: Lo que vaya detrás va en 3ª persona del plural. Significado positivo.

• Both cats and dogs are affectionate pets.
• Both of these belong to my father.
• Both of them are typists.

Uso de Neither

NEITHER (ningún/a) se refiere a dos cosas.

• Neither of teams is/are well these years.
• Neither of them is/are married.
• Neither candidate is suitable for the job (cuando no pongo of solo vale is).

Uso de All

ALL: 3ª persona del plural. Significado positivo.

• All of the students are present.
• All of them are young.
• All of these pens are red.

Uso de None

NONE (ninguno/a). Se refiere a más de dos personas, puede llevar un verbo en forma singular o plural.

• None of these shirts fit/fits me.
• None of them have/has got a sister.

Posición de Both y All

BOTH/ALL (ambos/todos). Puede ir detrás del verbo TO BE, después del verbo auxiliar pero antes del verbo principal.

• They are both/all happy.
• They have both/all passed the test.

Uso de Either

EITHER (cualquiera/ambos) se refiere a dos personas, cosas o grupos y llevan detrás un sustantivo contable singular.

• We're staying at the Plaza hotel or the Star hotel. Either place is fine with me.

Either Of

EITHER OF: Lleva detrás un nombre que puede estar en singular o plural.

• Either of these two cars is/are suitable for you.

Estructuras Compuestas

BOTH…AND…: Verbo en plural.

• Judy is British. Laura is British. Both Judy and Laura are British.

NEITHER…NOR (ni uno…ni otro) / EITHER…OR… (o bien uno… o bien otro).

• Neither Daniel nor Marc drink coffee.
• Either my parents or John's parents are going to take us to the airport.

Ejercicios Prácticos

• Marion likes swimming. Linda likes swimming, too. (Both Marion and Linda like swimming)
• Carol doesn't go to the gym. Anne doesn't, either. (Neither Carol nor Anne go to the gym)
• Fiona has got curly hair. Angela has got curly hair, too. (Both Fiona and Angela have got curly hair)
• John will go to the shop, or else I will. (Either John or I will go to the shop)
• Claire is going to pick the children up, or else Simon is going to. (Either Claire or Simon are going to pick the children up)
• Colin doesn't know how to drive. Jane doesn't, either. (Neither Colin nor Jane know how to drive)
• Sam cut the grass, or else Paul did. (Either Sam or Paul cut the grass)