Apr 24, 2011 · I really wish there were special cases where "both" works for three items. For example, "Both Kate as producer, Jim as director, and Ted as lead actor did a phenomenal …

Nov 20, 2019 · Both windows ; Both the windows ; Both of the windows; All mean the same thing in most contexts. It all comes down to the use of the definite article "the", which is well …

Before a noun with a determiner (for example: the, my, these), both and both of are both possible. Both (of) my parents like riding. She's eaten both (of) the chops. We can also use both without …

May 10, 2011 · The determiner both has already qualified users, so you know who is being referred to. (Refer also to this excellent answer on ELL.) Adding the onto that is similar to …

Apr 22, 2017 · The word both is a determinative (in the terminology of CGEL). Determinatives are not per se singular or plural (except these and those), but they select singular or plural nouns. …

That leaves (rearranging the order a little to show the Q-float direction of both): Both A and B are very good. A and B both are very good. A and B are both very good. These all mean the same …

Jul 22, 2016 · The conjunction both is used before two or more following things to stress that they all are included, whereas or always introduces an alternative. Like you can't both have your …

You need no commas around both. Both ... as well as is not a legitimate construction. As well as is not a conjunction like and: it is a complex preposition like in addition to (and with a similar …

Both restaurants, both the restaurants and both of the restaurants are all grammatical, without any difference in meaning. However, the use of both + plural noun (both restaurants) is far more …

Dec 3, 2016 · a) "Both of them are unique." b) "Both are unique." If "both" by itself already contains "both of them ", so I can conclude that the first option is not correct.