0
New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

both (of)

0When Arsenio Matias was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital after 01b00both02b00 01b00of his hands02b00 were chopped off at the wrists, doctors knew what to do. 01b00...02b02br
02br
00Raise both of your arms high in the air and drive your elbows into 01b00both of his02b00 01b00hands02b00 to break his hold.02br
02br
01table01tr01td02tr02table
00With 01b00both of his hands02b00 down around his waist Arostegui stood directly in front of his opponent and Ikeke nailed him with a lead right hand over the top02td
02br
02br
00Aaron shall lay 01b00both his hands02b00 on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions 02br
02br
00When Mahesh lost 01b00both his hands02b00 in an accident the future looked bleak02br
02br
00He will put up 01b00both his hands02b00 and rub his head02br
02br
00When to use 'both of' instead of 'both'? Are they interchangable?02br
02br
00Thanks!02br
02br
0-
  

Top answer

0I think they are pretty much interchangeable unless followed by a pronoun, for example02br 02br 00I would like both of them to come to my party02br 02br 00not02br 02br 00I would like both them to come to my party0-

  • 0I think they are pretty much interchangeable unless followed by a pronoun, for example02br 02br 00I would like both of them to come to my party02br 02br 00not02br 02br 00I would like both them to come to my party0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
0I think they are pretty much interchangeable unless followed by a pronoun, for example02br
02br
00I would like both of them to come to my party02br
02br
00not02br
02br
00I would like both them to come to my party0-

Related Questions