
一、区分all, none,both,either与neither
(1) all是”两者以上都”, none 是”两者以上都不”, both意思是”两者都”,either意思是”两者中的任何一个”,neither意思是”两者都不”。
All 和both 的谓语动词用复数
None, neither和either的谓语动词一般用单数
Both of my parents are doctors. Neither of my parents knows English.
——Which of the two rooms would you like, sir? ——Neither.
(2) both 和all均放在实义动词前,情态动词和be动词之后
We all(both) like swimming. We are both 15 years old.
(2) either在否定句中可表示“也”的意思:
He won't go and I won't go either.
(3) either… or… 不是...就是... ;neither nor 既不…也不... :
Either you or I am going there tomorrow.
Neither dad nor mum is at home today
2、every和each
两者均可表示“每一个”,every侧重从总体上考虑,而each侧重从隔日方面考虑。
(1) each既可单独使用,也可后接名词,还可后接of 短语;而every后必须接名词,既不能单独使用,也不能后接of短语:
Each is good. Each of the students has seen it.
(2) each指两者或两者以上的“每个”,every指三者或三者以上的“每个”:
There are trees on each side of the road.
练习
( ) 1 _____ of them has an English dictionary.
A. Every
B. All
C. Both
D. Each
( ) 2 There are lots of English books here, and ____ of them is easy to understand.
A. both
B. all .
C. every
D. each
( ) 3 I didn't know that you___would___there.
A. be; all
B. all; be
C. are; all D: all; are
( ) 4 -Are these two books interesting?-Yes, ____ of them are interesting.
A. both
B. all
C. either
D. neither
( ) 5 He couldn't make himself understood because ___ of us knew what he said.
A. none
B. no
C. nobody
D. not
( ) 6 I didn't like the cross talk. ____ of the actors was funny.
A. Both
B. All
C. Neither
D. Either
( ) 7 _____ of them is good at singing.
A. Both
B. All
C. No one
D. Neither
( ) 8 -Which would you like, a cup of tea or a glass of milk?
-____, thanks. I think I'll just have a glass of water.
A. None
B. Neither
C. Both
D. Either
( ) 9 -How many monkeys did you see in the zoo?
A. Never
B. None
C. No one
D. Nothing
三、区分the other, another, other, others, the others
1. other作形容词,通常用在单数或复数名词的前面,意为“别的;其他的;另外的”。例如:
I'll come again some other day. 我改日再来。
Do you have any other question(s)? 你还有其他问题吗?
2. the other另一个(两个)或特定范围内剩下的,后面可接名词,one……the other(one)……的意思是一个……另一个,比如说一对双胞胎就可以说一个……另一个……,这时的另一个就用the other
例如:
I have two brothers. One is a doctor, the other (one) is a teacher. 我有两个兄弟。一位是医生,另一位是教师。
3. others(=other+复数名词) 泛指“部分”含义,相当于名词,用于已知的一些人或物中,除去某些后余下的人或物中的一部分,后面不可加名词。例如:
The students of Class Four are cleaning the classroom. Some are carrying water, others are sweeping the floor. 四班的学生们在打扫教室。一些人在打水,另一些人在扫地。
4. the others(=the other+复数名词)指一定范围内除去一个或一部分后,“余下的人或物的全部”,后面不可加名词。例如:This composition is better than the others. 这篇作文比其他那些都好。
5. another
(1)泛指不定数中(三者或三者以上)的“另一个”,表示泛指,后接单数名词,another前面不能用定冠词the。例如:
This glass is broken, get me another please. 这只玻璃杯坏了,请给我再拿一个。
another的意思是另一个(许多),比如你去买手表,售货员给你推荐一个,但是你不喜欢,这时你就可以说:“请给我另一个。”(Please give me another one)。这时就用another
(2)another后面可以跟few或基数词的复数名词,表示又一,再一
He drank another glass of beer. 他又喝了一杯啤酒.
I'll stay here in another few days. 我要在这儿再呆几天。
注意:other和another都可以用来修饰数词,表示“另外的;附加的”,但是结构不同。other的位置是“数词+other+复数名词”,相当于more的用法;而another则是“another+数词+复数名词”。例如:
今天下午我又写了两封信。
I wrote another two letters this afternoon.
=I wrote two other letters this afternoon.
=I wrote two more letters this afternoon.
练习
( ) 1 Can I have___bottle of orange, please?
A. another
B. other
C. others
D. the others
( ) 2 There are forty-four students in Class One. Nineteen of them are boys,___ are girls.
A. the other
B. the others
C. others
D. some others
( ) 3 Mr Smith has two sons. ____ is a soldier, ___ is a doctor.
A. One; another
B. One; other
C. This; the other
D. One; the other
( ) 4 There are many people in the park now. Some are boating. ____ are walking along the lake.
A. the other
B. other
C. the others
D. others
( ) 5 The glass is broken. Go and get____ .
A. other
B. another one
C. .others
D. the other
( ) 6 I borrowed two books. ____ is in English, and____ is in Chinese.A. It; another
B. One; another
C. The one; another
D. One; the other
