Both, neither, either - AF

Here are some rules to remember when using both, neither or either.

Both = this AND that
Either = this OR that
Neither = NOT this and NOT that

Both is used with 'and'
"Emma and Megan both went to the party."  

Either is used with 'or'
"Do you want either chocolate or crisps?" 

We often use neither with 'nor', although this is quite formal.
"Neither Caroline nor Marguerite worked for the company during the world cup."  

Be careful not to use neither with another negative.
"I don’t want neither chocolate nor crisps." WRONG.
We cannot have a double negative! 

How to agree and disagree:

 ME NEITHER

To give my point of view ("yo tampoco"):

“I don’t know.” “Me neither.”
“I can’t see it.” “Me neither.”
“I wouldn’t buy that refrigerator.” “Me neither.”

 To give someone else's opinion ("ella tampoco", "ellos tampoco", "nosotros tampoco"), you need to use the same auxiliary verb in the answer.

“I don’t know.” “Neither she./She neither.”WRONG –> “Neither does she./She doesn’t either.”

“I can’t see it.” “Neither can they./They can’t either.”

“I wouldn’t buy that refrigerator.” “Neither would we./We wouldn’t either.”

 It is also possible to say:

“I don’t know.” “Neither do I./I don’t either./Me neither.”

Other examples:

A: Did you see the game?
B: No, I didn’t.
A: Neither did we.


A: You shouldn’t smoke.
B: Neither should you!


A: I wasn’t there.
B: They weren’t either.

ACTIVITIES:

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/vocabulary/3v19-both-either.php

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/68.html

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/how-agree-or-disagree

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION:

http://www.hablamejoringles.com/ese-tampoco-es-el-problema/