LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

5.5 'Both' and 'all'

5.5C 'Both' and 'all': word order with pronouns [> LEG 5.20]

Study:
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subject

Instead of: We/They are both ready. We can say: Both of us/them are ready.

We/They all left early. All of us/them left early.

object

Instead of: I love you both/all. We can say: I love both of you/all of you.

He gave us both/all some money. He gave some money to both/all of us.

Write: Rewrite these sentences using both of and all of.

1 We all took taxis .Ш.^.Ж.Й^.Й^..-..

2 They both turned left

3 I know you both

4 She's interested in them both

5 It all went bad

6 She's concerned about us all

7 You all filled in the forms, didn't you?

5.5D 'None of and 'neither of [> LEG 5 .213

Study:
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The negative of All the girls left early. is: None of the girls left early.

The negative of Both the girls left early, is: Neither of the girls left early.

Write: Rewrite these sentences in the negative.

1 All the passengers survived .Çf.. MS^t^TP...

2 We were both late

3 Both tyres needed air

4 We all knew the answer

5.5E Context

Write: Put in us, them, both, both the, all or all the.

ALL ON BOARD?

(^1) A&. of (^2) who travel by plane probably find reasons to complain about airlines, but
it is less common for airlines to complain about^3! At 2.35 p.m. Flight 767 was ready to
leave for Ibiza and nearly^4 passengers were on board. At 6.10 p.m. the plane was still on
the runway. Two passengers hadn't boarded. If people check in but don't board^5 the
luggage must be unloaded.^6 passengers had to get off the plane and^7 of
(^8) identified their luggage. At the end there were two pieces of luggage left. Just then,
(^9) missing passengers appeared. 'We (^10) went to the bar and we had something
to drink and a sandwich,' they explained.^11 of^12 had been sitting in the bar for
hours! The captain scolded^13 14 severely and the other passengers were very