Intermediate course : Intermediate course Day-11
Demonstratives; this, that, these, those : Demonstratives; this, that, these, those Near remote Time:
I’d like to talk to you this morning about an exciting development.
Place:
I like these pictures. Time:
My mother called me later that day
Place:
Oh, I prefer those pictures.
Each, every : Each, every Each Every Is used with a singular nouns or verb
Is used for things or people in a group of two or more, with a focus on the individual s in the group: each Indian loves his family first.
We can use each + of +noun/pronoun: each of the students gave the teacher a present. Is used with a singular noun or verb
Is used for three or more things, with the focus on the group: every member will be informed about the changes.
All, most, some : All, most, some We use all/most/some +plural noun and verb to talk about things in general: most children like sweets. Some people believe space exploration is a waste of money.
We use all/most/some + of +pronoun or determiner +noun or to refer to specific group: most of the children at my school play football.
We do not need to use all +of before a noun, but we need of before a pronoun: all the children at my school play football. All of them like music.
When all is followed by a singular noun referring to time the meaning is different: I worked hard all day =I worked hard for one whole day. I worked hard every day=I regularly worked hard
Both, neither, either, none : Both, neither, either, none Both, neither and either refer to two people or things. We use both + plural noun and either/neither + singular noun:
Both satellites were launched in the 1990s
Neither person knew the news before the meeting.( not one or the other)
I don’t mind where we go . Either restaurant is fine.(one or the other is fine)
We use both +of + determiner + plural noun/pronoun with a plural verb. We can use either/neither + of + determiner + plural noun/pronoun with a singular or a plural verb.
Neither of my sisters lives/live in the same town as me.
Both of them are married
None means not one . It can be followed by a singular or plural noun.
None of our countries is/are able to ignore the implication of global warming
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Reading assignment : Reading assignment
Try this : Try this