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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The use of both … and …"

Both the earth and the moon do not shine by their own light.
In this sentence, is it correct to use " both … and …"?
Please explain it to me.
  

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Anonymous In this sentence, is it correct to use " both … and …"? Yes. Both is used for two nouns.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Anonymous In this sentence, is it correct to use " both … and …"?
  • Yes.
  • Both is used for two nouns.
  • Both Peter and John are in first grade.
  • Both of them like school.
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AnonymousIn this sentence, is it correct to use " both … and …"?
Yes. Both is used for two nouns.

Both Peter and John are in first grade.
Both of them like school.
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AlpheccaStars, It is said that "both … and … " cannot be used in negative sentences. Do youu mean that "both … and … " can be used in negative sentences?
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AnonymousAlpheccaStars, It is said that "both … and … " cannot be used in negative sentences
Usually we use neither... nor to make a both...and negative.

Neither the moon nor the earth shine by their own light.

I did understand your original sentence, and it did seem odd, but not seriously incorrect.
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Anonymous It is said that "both … and … " cannot be used in negative sentences.
Correct. It's too confusing. For example, it is true that

Both the moon and the sun do not shine by their own light

because only one (and not both) shines by its own light (the sun).

The words 'both' and 'all' are best not used with a subject whe
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