Both / both of, neither / neither of, either / either of

1. both/neither/either

both/neither/either는 대상이 두 개일 때 사용합니다. 이 단어들은 명사와 함께 사용할 수 있습니다(both books, neither book 등):

• • Both restaurants are very good. (not the both restaurants)

  • Neither restaurant is expensive.

  • We can go to either restaurant. I don't care. (= one of the other, it doesn't matter which one)

2. both of / neither of / either of

이것들은 "Both of / neither of /either of + the/these/my/Tom's" 형식으로 표현합니다. Both of the restaurant, both of those restaurant과 같이 활용합니다. "both of restaurants" 형식으로는 표현하지 않습니다:

• • Both of these restaurants are very good.

  • Neither of the restaurants we went to was (or were) expensive.

  • I haven't been to either of those restaurants. (= I haven't been to one or the other)

both 뒤에 of는 생략할 수 있습니다:

• • Both my parents are from Michigan. or Both of my parents ...

"Both of / neither of /either of + us/you/them" 형식도 사용할 수 있습니다:

• • (두 사람에게 이야기할 때) Can either of you speak English?

  • I asked two people the way to the station, but neither of them knew.

both 뒤에 us/you/them이 오면 반드시 of를 사용해야 합니다:

• • Both of us were very tired. (not Both us were ...)

neither of 다음에 오는 동사는 단수와 복수 모두 사용할 수 있습니다:

• • Neither of the children wants (or want) to go to bed.

3. 기타 활용

both/neither/either는 단독으로 사용할 수 있습니다:

• • I couldn't decide which of the two shirts to buy. I liked both. (or I liked both of them.)

  • "Is your friend British or American?" "Neither. She's Australian."

  • "Do you want tea or coffee?" "Either. I don't care."

4. 대상의 개수에 따른 활용

either/neither/both (두 개의 대상) 와 any/none/all (둘 이상의 대상)의 비교: