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Wangqh2696122 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could you please tell me the difference between "either" and "both"?

I haven read____ of the articles carefully,but I find that there is striking similarity between them.
A. both B. either
  

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A. both B. either Both - is a pronoun for two (A+B) which is the correct answer here.

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  • both B.
  • either Both - is a pronoun for two (A+B) which is the correct answer here.
  • If someone asks you: Do you like Italian and Japanese cuisine ?
  • You can say: Yes, I like (them) both.
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wangqh2696122I haven read____ of the articles carefully,but I find that there is striking similarity between them.A. both B. either
Both - is a pronoun for two (A+B) which is the correct answer here.
If someone asks you: Do you like Italian and Japanese cuisine ?
You can say: Yes, I like (them) both.
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wangqh2696122I haven't read____ of the articles carefully
Use "both" with an affirmative; "either" with a negative.

I saw both of them. I didn't see either of them.
Joe liked both of them. Joe didn't like either of them.
We are familiar with both of those rules. We are not familiar with either of t
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I am sorry, I mistyped my question. It should be:
I haven't read____ of the articles carefully,but I find that there is striking similarity between them.
A. both B. either
In this case, which should I choose?
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wangqh2696122In this case, which should I choose?
Didn't you read my reply?

haven't = have not. not is negative. Use 'either'. I haven't read either of the ....

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