①作主语时,可单独使用,也可以与of连用,其中both接谓语动词要求用复数形式;either,neither接谓语动词一般用单数形式,但这两者在口语中作主语时,其后的谓语动词也可以用复数.例如:
Both are right.= Both of the answers are right.这两个答案都对.
Either(of them)is OK. (他们两个中)任何一个都行.
②作宾语,可单独使用,也可以与of连用,放在动词或介词之后.例如:
I don't know which book is the better;I shall read both.我不知道这两本书哪一本好,所以我两本都读.
I like neither.(两个)我一个也不喜欢.
③作定语,both后面接复数名词,either和neither后面接单数名词.例如:
Both answers are right.两个答案都对.
On either side of the river there are a lot of trees.河的两边都有许多树.
Neither boy is going there.两个男孩儿都不打算去那里.
④both作主语的同位语,一般放在实义动词前,系动词be、情态动词、助动词后;作宾语的同位语,直接放在其后(either和neither做同位语的情况较少).例如:
You must both come over this evening.你们俩今晚必须都过来一趟.(作主语you的同位语)
We are both from Chongqing.我们两个都来自重庆.(作主语we的同位语)
He helped us both.他帮助了我们两个人.(作宾语us的同位语)
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