"all" vs "both" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2016年3月2日 · Both red and orange are my favorite colors. Red and orange are both my favorite colors "All" is used to define more than one items in a list. It also has a specific word placement, meaning that this is incorrect: All China, Japan, Korea are Asian countries. "All" should be used in a specific way in a list: China, Japan, and Korea are all Asian ...
Why place "both" and "all" after an auxiliary verb such as "have"?
The usage of both/all after the have is that of an adverb. Actually, the have is optional, if you're just trying to grasp why both/all are used differently than the first two sentences. We both/all saw the movie. Both/All describes and modifies We in this instance. And, since it is a modifier, and it's optional, the above sentence would be the ...
What is the difference between "both" and "both the"?
2019年11月20日 · Both windows ; Both the windows ; Both of the windows; All mean the same thing in most contexts. It all comes down to the use of the definite article "the", which is well documented, but I'll try and explain using this example. I'm sure you know that you use the definite article when you are referring to a specific thing or a specific set of ...
When can we omit the preposition "of" in such cases?
2018年1月16日 · There are no hard and fast rules which would apply in all situations. In English generally, many rules have exceptions, which often makes them practically useless as rules. Anyway, I can answer the rest of your question. Both of the cars were stolen. (can we omit "of"?) Yes, you could say "Both the cars were stolen." or "Both cars were stolen"
grammar - Can "all" be used with both singular & plural verbs ...
2014年6月16日 · All the countries were represented at the games. When all is used with a singular noun, with or without of, it means entire and takes a singular verb: All the country was in mourning. To use your examples, you could say "All the books are expensive" and "All the book is in Latin" (which makes sense, but isn't as good as "The entire/whole book ...
Multiple choice grammar question - English Language Learners …
2020年6月25日 · Now, "I haven't read both of them" is grammatically correct, but does not sound natural. Unless it is in answer to a specific question as to progress, and in that case, "both" would be emphasised. "I haven't read both of them yet, but I've finished one, and I've nearly finished the other one." So it all depends on what you are trying to say.
grammar - What is the gramatical foundation for "both of which" …
2018年6月26日 · Two boys ran the race, who both were lousy students. [accepted] If one looks at the second sentence above, "which both" can sound funny. It is harder to "hear" in the sentence below: - Two books were chosen for the prize both of which resulted in great success. - Two books were chosen for the prize which both resulted in great success.
subject verb agreement - Is the word "all" singular or plural ...
2019年1月16日 · As a command, "all, hail Caesar" shows no agreement. Imperatives employ bare infinitive forms. As a declarative statement, "all hail Caesar" is similar to "all are well" -- here perhaps meaning something like "all members of the population" rather than "all members of my family", but the form of the verb still establishes a plural referent.
adjectives - Possessive case after ALL and BOTH - English …
The words "all" and "both" are not adjectives. They are functioning as determiners. The possessive "my" is also a determiner. The "main determiner" is "my", and "all" or "both" act as a pre-determiner, and must go before the main determiner: …
"Both" "OR" , "Both of - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
In English , we use " both of " , " both " for two things for instance , if you are going out for a meal , there are two possible restaurants, you Say : both restaurants are very good Or, b...