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both, either and

neither

If we are talking about two people or things, we use

quantifiers both, either and neither:

One supermarket Two supermarket More than two

supermarkets

The supermarket Both the All the

was closed supermarkets supermarkets

were closed. were closed.

The supermarket Neither of the None of these

wasn't open. supermarkets supermarkets

was open. were open.

I don't think the I don't think either I don't think

supermarket of supermarkets any of the

was open. was open. supermarkets

were open.

Note that nouns both have a plural verb but nouns

with either and neither have a singular verb.