this/that etc.; all/most etc.; both/either/neither ; each/every
Context listening
Look at the pictures below. They show a ‘makeover’ TV programme. What do you think ‘makeover’ means? What happened in this programme?
The room belongs to Kirsty. You are going to hear her talking on the radio about her room. Does she like it now?
Grammar
This, that, these and those
I’d like to buy this book.
I’d like to buy that book.
We can use this/these and that/those as adjectives:
This T shirt suits me. (I’m wearing it.)
That T shirt suits you. (You’re wearing it, not me.)
or as pronouns:
This is a good concert. (I’m at the concert now)
That was a good concert. (I’m not at the concert now.)
When we don’t want to repeat a countable noun, we use one:
Which picture do you like? That/This one. The one of a sunset.
Which pictures do you like? Those/These ones. The ones by Van Gogh.
We often use the one(s) with an adjective:
Which chair do you want? The red one.
Select the correct words in this
conversation between Nyree and Ian.
All, most, some, no and none
Both/either/neither
We use both/neither/either when we talk about two things.
We can use them:-
•with a noun or pronoun:
Both lights are nice. or Both (of) the lights/them are nice. (plural verb)
Either colour is OK. (singular noun and verb) or
Either of the colours/them is/are OK. (singular or plural verb)
Neither colour looks good. (singular noun and verb) or
Neither of the colours/them looks/look good... (singular or plural verb)
or alone:
Which colour would you prefer? Neither (of them). / Either (of them).
Which picture do you like? Both (of them).
All and both can go with a verb:
They’re all mad.
We’ve both finished.
Each and every
Each and every often have the same meaning:
Every/each star has a light in it.
but sometimes they have different meanings.
Each = separate things or people in a group:
We tried each colour on the wall. (= The colours were different.)
Every = all the people or things in a group together:
Every room in the hotel has a TV. (= The rooms are the same.)
We use a singular verb after each and every.
We use each/every + singular noun:
Every/each room has a TV.
We use each not every with of + noun or pronoun:
Each of the people / Each of them had a different job. (notEvery of the people / Every of them had a different job.)
Every and all
often have a similar meaning:
Every wall is blue. (singular verb)
All the walls are blue. (plural verb)
But when we talk about time, they have different meanings:
They go to a different place every week. (= regularly)
They spent all week in my room. (= one complete week)
Grammar Practice
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