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Vocabulaire : Both
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Both signifie 'les deux / tous les deux' .







Il s'emploie à proximité du verbe ou de l'auxiliaire en général

Her brothers are both teachers. (both se place après l'auxiliaire BE)

Their children both play the piano. (both se place avant le verbe)



ou devant le nom si vous voulez insister sur le fait que les deux font l'action.

Both her brothers are teachers.

Both their children play the piano.



Both peut être associé à l'article 'the' mais attention à la construction:

She has seen both films. (utilisation courante)

She has seen both the films. (utilisation moins courante)



Both peut être suivi de 'of' lorsqu'on emploie un déterminant:

Both of those books are interesting.

ou

Both those books are interesting.



Both doit être suivi de 'of' devant un pronom:

I saw both of them.

I met both of them.



Both peut être remplacé par 'the two' :

He has read both books.

He has read the two books.



Mais quand on veut différencier deux choses ou deux personnes on emploie 'the two':

The two countries are different.

The two houses are different.



On emploie 'both' pour exprimer l'idée de 'à la fois' :

He is both handsome and clever.

She likes both English and French.

He is good at both mathematics and music.





Exercice : choisir la bonne réponse parmi celles proposées.





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Questions:


1) She is __________________ intelligent and pretty.
both
both of

2) The houses are __________________ too expensive.
both
the two

3) My children __________________ went to London last year.
both
both of

4) __________________ these babies are crying !
both
the two

5) Where are the children?..They are here, I can see __________________ them.
both of
both

6) She will pass her exam, she is good at __________________ French and English.
both
the two

7) I know their twins, __________________ girls are very different.
both
the two

8) Did you see Jane and Mike yesterday? ... yes I met __________________ them at the post-office.
both of
both

9) Their dogs are awful ! they __________________ made the kitchen dirty.
both
the two

10) I like none of these actors, do you?... oh yes, I like __________________ them.
the two
both of




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REPONSES:

1. both
2. both
3. both
4. both
5. both of
6. both
7. the two
8. both of
9. both
10. both of


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