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both, neither, all, none, either - Coggle Diagram

- - - - refers to more than three
        All children can be difficult,
        All (of) the people were singing.
      - modifies a pronoun
        I haven't read all of it.
        She's invited all of you.
        She’s invited you all.
        Give my love to them all.
      - emphasise an adjective, preposition, or adverb
        You’re all wet.
        She walked all round the town.
        It’s all because of you.
      - refer to everybody/everything  negative meaning
        All I have is yours
        She lost all she got
      - modifies the subject
        All the people were singing.
        The people were all singing.
      - - give negative subject
        Not all Americans like hamburgers
        Not all birds can fly.
    - - all (of) + NP/DetP
      - all of Pron; Pron+all
      - all + Adj/Prep/AdvP
      - all + that clause
      - all S; Aux + all + V
      - Not all + V(+)
  - - - refer to both of two things
        Both (of) these oranges are bad.
        She's eaten both (of) the apples
        She’s eaten both apples.
      - modifies the pronouns
        Both of them can come tomorrow.
        She's invited both of us
        She's invited us both
        Emily sends you both her love
      - modifies the subject
        We can both swim.
        Those oranges were both bad
        The children have both gone to bed.
        My sisters both work in education.
    - - both (of) + NP /DetP
      - both of plu.Pron; Pro+both
      - aux + both + verb
  - - - refer to one or the other of two things
        Come on Tuesday or Thursday. Either day is OK.
        She didn't get on with either parent,
      - modifies a pronoun/DetP
        You can use either of the bathrooms.
        I don’t like either of
      - expression: either side (meaning each)
        There are roses on either side of the door.
      - formal or informal context
        
        formal  verbs and pronouns are singular
        Either of the children is perfectly capable of looking after the baby.
        
        informal  verbs and pronouns are plural
        She just doesn't care what either of her parents say
    - - either + singular NP
      - either of Pron/DetP
  - - - meaning ‘not one nor the other’
        Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?' ‘I'm afraid neither day is possible.'
      - modifies a pronoun/DetP
        Neither of my brothers can sing.
        Neither of us saw it happen
      - formal or informal context
        
        formal  neither of + singular verb
        Neither of my sisters is married.
        
        informal  neither of + plural verb
        Neither of my sisters are married.
    - - neither + NP
      - neither of Pron/DetP
  - - - meaning ‘not a single one (of)’
        None of my friends is interested, (more formal)
        None of my friends are interested, (more informal)
        None of us speaks Greek.
        None of us speaks Greek.
      - Alternative structures with the same meaning
        
        not any (of)
        I haven’t read any o f his books.
        
        not one (of)  add emphasis
        Not one of my shirts is clean
    - - none (of) + DetP