BOTH, EITHER,

NEITHER (TEACHER VICTOR´S VERSION)

TRAINNING SESSION
Here are some more example sentences to show
you what "both" means.
EXAMPLES.

1.-Cheese is made of milk. Ice cream is made of milk too.

Cheese and ice cream are both made of milk.

2.-My mother reads a lot. My father reads a lot too.

Both of my parents read a lot.

3.- I like tea. I like coffee too.

I like both tea and coffee.

QUESTION BOTH
Do you want a cat or a dog?
Both!
EITHER

• “Either” means 1/2

• We use the word "either" when there is a set of two things, and we want to refer to
any one of them. For example, if you want "either" a cat or a dog, you want a cat
or you want a dog. Any option is fine.

• Do you want a cat or a dog?

• Either. I like them equally.

EITHER EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES

 She wants to learn either French or Spanish.She has two options (French
and Spanish). She will pick one.
 Either he doesn't know or he doesn't care.There are two possibilities ("he
doesn't know" and "he doesn't care"). One of them is correct.
NEITHER

• “Neither” means 0/2

• We use the word "neither" when there is a set of two things and we do
not want to refer to either of those things. You can think of "neither" as
"not either" or "not one or the other."
NEITHER EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES

 Do you want a cat or a dog? Neither, I want a Snake

 Neither of my parents watches TV.My mother does not watch TV. My father also does not
watch TV.
 I neither smoke nor drink.I do not smoke. I also do not drink.
BOTH AND EITHER
Both Either

There are good restaurants on both sides of the There are good restaurants on either side of the
street. street.

Bothe are fine Either is fine

Grammar difference
DIFFERENCE

• want both a dog and a cat.

•I want either a dog or a cat.

•I want neither a dog nor a cat.

An example using both, either and neither
TRAINNING TIME
1.This novel is _____ interesting and easy to read.

BOTH EITHER
NEITHER
I hope ____ of you pass the exam.

•BOTH

NEITHER EITHER
Does _____ of them know about the new changes?

•BOTH

NEITHER EITHER
I have not met _____ of my neighbors.
•BOTH

NEITHER EITHER
I _____ like nor hate cats.
•BOTH

NEITHER EITHER