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QUANTITY PHRASES
NEITHER / EITHER goes before singular countable nouns to make a negative or
positive statement about two people/things at the same time SINGULAR
Neither/ either of before pronouns and plural countable
nouns which has the, his, her…. before them
Neither parent has taught them about cooking
Either restaurant is okay, as they both serve vegetarian food.
Neither of my best friends was around.
Neither of the children who live there needs help.
Either of the children comes with us
QUANTITY PHRASES
BOTH
to refer to two things or people together PLURAL
Both those chairs are occupied, I’m afraid.
Both her brothers are living in Canada.
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