Grammar Practice - English Course Online 56 - All, no, none, each, every, either, neither, both
Welcome to Languages247 Grammar Lesson Number 56. In the lesson of the day, we will see when and how to use "all", "no", "none", "each", "every", "either", "neither", "both".
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Lesson 56
All, no, none, each, every, either, neither, both.
They can take on the role of: pronoun, conjunction, adverb, or determiner!
“All” shows the amount of something. It can also be followed but the amount of something.
Who used all (of) the paper?
All the stains have disappeared. The stains have all disappeared. (used for emphasis).
They all arrived on time.
All I want for Christmas is snow. (We also use “all” instead of “all the things”)
But we use “everything” instead of “all” when it means “all the things”:
Everything went wrong.
Thanks for everything!
Also, we use “everybody: instead of “all” when it means “all the people”:
Everybody has arrived.
He knew everybody there.
“No” is used to show the quantity of something. It is equivalent to “not any”.
There is no tickets left.
No students have signed up yet.
We also use “no” to emphasise the lack of something:
We have no time/We don’t have any time.
There are no tickets./There aren’t any tickets.
“None” means “no of” + NOUN (which doesn’t exist). We can also use “none” by itself.
None of the movies I suggested seemed to appeal to him.
None of the juries seemed to agree.
How many attended? - None at all! (emphatic form)
“none” can be followed with by a singular noun and a plural noun
None of the witnesses has arrived. (more formal)
None of the witnesses have arrived. (everyday English, spoken English)
“Each” and “every” have very similar meanings and are often interchangeable.
Each time I come here I get bad service.
Every time I come here I get bad service.
Although “each” actually refers to a single item in a group whereas with “every” we tend to refer to the items in a group as a whole.
I like every song he writes.
Each member of the band is unique.
“each” can also refer to 2 items, whereas “every” can’t
He kissed her on each cheek.
He hugged every one of them.
“each of” exists whereas “every of” does not:
Each of them received a certificate of completion.
“each” can be placed after the subject or at the end of the sentence:
They each received a certificate of completion. / Each of them received a certificate of completion.
They received a certificate of completion each.
“every” is used more for repeated actions:
I do yoga every day.
I make fresh orange juice every day.
“Both”, “Either”, and “Neither”:
1/ “Both” = two of two things
“Both” can be used directly before a noun.
“Both” is often used with “of”.
“Both” can be used with “and”.
I have two cousins. I like both of them.
I would recommend both restaurants.
Both of their children like swimming.
Did both of them wear red?
Both Frank and James attended.
2/ “Neither” = not one or the other of two things
“Neither” can be used directly before a noun.
“Neither” is often used with “of”.
“Neither” can be used with “nor”.
Don’t forget that “neither” is followed by a verb in the singular or plural form.
Neither of my dogs is trained.
Neither of them are friendly. Neither of them is friendly.
Neither of the children likes football.
Neither of us will be late.
Neither the first nor the second option were good.
3/ “Either” = one or the other
“Either” can be used directly before a noun.
“Either” is often used with “of”.
“Either” can be used with “or”.
There are two options. You can choose either.
Choose either, I don’t mind.
Either of them is fine.
Have either of you got your driving licence?
You have to go either left or right.