Units 28-29

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Units 28-29
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Both, either, neither
both with plural nouns
both with specific determiner
either with singular nouns
neither with singular nouns
both of with plural nouns or pronouns
either of with plural nouns or pronouns
neither of with plural nouns or pronouns
both? the, these, my?? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?
??. ?either? neither? ???? ??? ? ??.
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both A and Beither A or Bneither A nor B

• Both my wife and I are aged 40.
• ?? ? ??? ? ? 40???.
• You either love him or hate him.
• ?? ?? ????? ????? ? ? ????.
• Neither Magaret nor John was there.
• Magaret? John? ? ? ??? ???.

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Practice A

• Neither of his parents is(are) alive.
• ?? ??? ? ?? ?? ????? ???.
• Neither John nor Mary was at home.
• John? Mary? ?? ???.
• We both like football but neither of us
  likes(like) tennis.
• ??? ? ? ??? ????? ? ? ???? ???? ???.

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• Both Peter and Michael come here quite often but
  neither of them gives(give) us much help.
• Peter? Michael ? ? ??? ? ?? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???.
• Both of us have been to Paris but neither of us
  has(have) been to Rome.
• ?? ? ? ??? ???? ??? ? ? ?? ??.

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Both of, Either of, Neither of
Both of Either of Neither of plural noun/pronoun
Both of Either of Neither of Specific determiner noun (the, these, her)
Neither of sg/pl verbs
Both of these restaurants are excellent. Either
of them could have done the job. Neither of our
boys was involved.
Neither of us was having any luck. Neither of the
children were there.
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Quantity1. Main point
He did not speak much English. -?? ??? ??? ???
???.
Why havent I given much attention to this
problem? -? ?? ? ??? ? ?? ??? ???? ????
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Quantity1. Main point
practice A-1. She speaks a lot of English but she
doesnt speak much French. -??? ??? ??? ???? ???
??? ??.
practice A-5. Theres a lot of work to do, so we
havent much time to spare. -?? ? ?? ??? ??? ???
?? ????? ?? ???.
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Quantity1. Main point
She spends so much time here. -??? ???? ?? ?? ???
????.
There is too much chance of error. -??? ?? ??
???? ??.
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Quantity1. Main point
To refer to an amount of something that is
smaller than another amount.
The poor have less access to education. -??? ???
??? ? ??(???) ??? ???.
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Quantity1. Main point
Much ? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ?? ??
Little ? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ?? ??
Many ? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ????? ?? ??
Few ? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ????? ?? ??
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• Much? Little? ?????? ?? ??.
• Much? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??.
• ex) Thats why he never made much
  money. (Practice A2)
• Little? ?? ????? ?? ??? ??.
• ex) He is very successful even though he has
  very little education. (Practice B-1)

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• Many? few? ????? ?? ??.
• Many? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??.
• ex) He wrote many novels.
• Few? ?? ??, ?? ??? ?? ??? ??.
• ex) Few people really understood what the
  lecture was about. (Practice B-2 )

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Few ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ? ??. ?? ?? Few ??? ????.
Little ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ? ??. ?? ?? Little ??? ?????.
Ex) He made so few mistakes that he came top in
the exam. (Practice B-4) I cant do much Im
afraid. I have so little time. (Practice B-5)
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A few ???, ??? A few ?? ????.
A little ???, ??? A little ?? ?????.
Ex) Would you like a little cake? (Practice C-
1) I have to see a few people this
afternoon. (Practice C-3)