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Hello and welcome to six minute grammar with me Finn and me Catherine.
In this program, we're talking about the words all every each both either and neither.
Also known as quantifiers.
So let's start by listening to Darren.
He's been talking about how to choose a tablet.
While you listen, think about this question.
Why do customers have difficulty choosing a tablet?
Should you have either this one or that one?
All customers choosing a tablet asked themselves that question because each tablet is slightly different.
Take the a pick one and the nega's two.
Both tablets have similar specs.
While neither tablet is heavy, the nega's two is lighter.
This could make a difference every time you go out.
Each of the tablets has two gigabytes of RAM but the nega's two is the faster device.
And then there's the cost.
While neither of them seems much better than the other, the nega's two is considerably cheaper.
That was Darren. So we asked you why do buyers have difficulty choosing tablets?
And the answer is because each tablet has slightly different features.
Now each, every and all, can mean the full amount or total number of something.
So we could say every tablet or all tablets.
Each and every are followed by a singular noun and verb.
We say each tablet has and every tablet has but all is followed by a plural noun and verb.
So it's all tablets have.
We could also say all the tablets have but we don't use the with each or every.
Okay. There's also a slight difference in meaning between every and each.
We often use each when we're thinking about the individual members of a group.
That's right. So to talk about the features of individual tablets, Darren said each tablet.
But here's what he said later on.
This could make a difference every time you go out.
There he's thinking about all the times, not individual times.
Right. Listen for more quantifiers in this clip.
Should you have either this one or that one?
Both tablets have similar specs.
While neither tablet is heavy, the nega's two is lighter.
There we heard the words either neither or as some people say either neither and both.
We use these quantifiers to talk about two people or things.
So in the phrase both tablets have similar specs.
Both tablets means this tablet and the other tablet.
Neither tablet is heavy.
That means not this one and not the other one.
Darren asked, should you have either this one or that one?
Either is used mainly in questions and negatives to indicate a choice between two or sometimes more than two options.
Right. Let's take a quick look at the verbs we use after both and neither.
Listen. Both the tablets have similar specs.
Neither tablet is heavy.
So after both the verb is positive and plural have.
But after either and neither the verb is positive and singular is.
Let's have another clip.
Each of the tablets has two gigabytes of RAM, but the nega's two is the faster device.
While neither of them seems much better than the other, the nega's two is considerably cheaper.
So we heard each of the tablets and neither of them.
You can use all each neither either and both with of and a plural noun phrase like the tablets or with a pronoun like them.
Yes. So you could say both of the tablets or both of them.
Yes. And in this case each of the tablets means the same as both of the tablets.
Because there are only two.
Exactly. But we say each of the tablets has, that's a singular verb, but both of the tablets have and that's a plural verb.
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And it's quite time. Number one.
Which is correct. A. Both of us live in London or B.
Both of us live in London.
And the answer is B. Both of us live in London.
And let's do number two.
Which is correct. A. Neither of us likes the countryside or B.
Neither of us doesn't like the countryside.
Oh, well this one is A. Neither of us likes the countryside.
Number three. Which is correct.
A. Answer each questions or B.
Answer each of the questions.
The answer is B. Answer each of the questions.
Fantastic. And that's the end of the quiz.
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We all know what that music means.
It's time for the Olympics in Paris.
I'm Matt Rogers and I'm Bowen Yeh.
And we're doing an Olympics podcast.
Uh yeah. We're hosting the two guys Five Rings podcast.
Watch every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympics beginning July 26th on NBC and Peacock.
And for the first time you can stream the 2024 Paris Games on the I Heart Radio app.
And listen to two guys Five Rings on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
