Quantifiers: All, Both, Neither, Each

Describe how many in a group.

Examples

• Both of them came.
• Each student has a book.

Key rules

• all means every one of any number; both means two together
• neither means not one nor the other: neither of them
• each looks at members one by one
• both takes a plural verb; each takes singular

Common mistakes

• Both of them is here → Both of them are here
• Each of the girls have a book → Each of the girls has a book