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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

both and each

Can I say  They both have a car/ both of them have a car?

and Each of them have a car/they each have a car?

Do all the sentences mean the same?
Thank you.
  

Top answer

"Each of them has a car". The other combinations are OK. "both" is for two people; "each" is for two or more.

— GPY

  • "Each of them has a car".
  • The other combinations are OK.
  • "both" is for two people; "each" is for two or more.
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"Each of them has a car". The other combinations are OK.

"both" is for two people; "each" is for two or more.
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GPY"Each of them has a car". The other combinations are OK."both" is for two people; "each" is for two or more.
Ok GPY, but if I use both does it mean that both have only a car for them and each has a car that there are two cars (or three, or more)?
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Normally "they both have a car" would be understood to mean that there are two cars, one for each person. "they both have cars" is also used, however, for the same meaning. "they each have a car" or "each has a car" means that there as many cars as people referred to.
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GPYNormally "they both have a car" would be understood to mean that there are two cars, one for each person. "they both have cars" is also used, however, for the same meaning. "they each have a car" or "each has a car" means that there as many cars as people referred to.
Ok. It's clear now. Thanks a lot GPY!
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