There is a conjunction Both ... and
как... так и
и ... и
□ Both Peter and Mary were there.
□ The coat is both good and cheap.
EITHER/NEITHER
Either has three meanings:
a) each of the two ( один из двух , любой из двух ),
b) one or the other ( тот или другой ),
c) both ( и тот и другой , каждый из двух ).
□ You may go by either road.
Можете идти по той или другой дороге (любой из двух).
□ Here are two dictionaries, you may take either of them. Вот два словаря, вы можете взять любой (из них).
□ There were chairs on either side of the table.
С той и другой (с каждой) стороны стола стояли стулья. Neither ( ни тот , ни другой ):
□ Neither of the statements is true.
Ни то , ни другое заявление не является правильным.
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There are also conjunctions: either... or ( или ... или ), neither... nor (ни ... ни ): Q He is either in Odessa or in Kiev now. Q Neither my wife nor I liked the story.
EACH/EVERY ( каждый , всякий )
Each is used for a limited number of persons or things:
□ Each person in our group has this book.
Каждый студент нашей группы имеет эту книгу.
We use every when we mean an unlimited number of things or persons.
□ I see him every day.
□ Every university has a library.
EXERCISES________________________________________________________
Ex. 27. (B) Complete these sentences with both/neither/either, using "of" if necessary.
1. Ed and Jim were______ big men.
2. These are very gloomy rooms. I'm afraid_______ will suit me.
3. There are two ways to the city centre. You can go along the footpath by the river or you can go along the main road. You can go_________________ way.
4. _______ these pullovers are very nice. The problem was that she liked_______ them.
She didn't know which one to choose.
5. _______ my parents is English. My father is Polish and my mother is Italian.
6. "Which of the two newspapers would you like?" - "Oh,_______ will do."
7. "Is today the 18th or the 19th?" - "_______ . It's the 20th."
8. By that time_______ his sisters had got married.
9. When the boat started to sink, we were really frightened because_________ us could
swim.