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Both and All

Usage elementary easy

Both for two; all for three or more.

Usage — Common choices, confusions and preposition errors.

Rules

1. "Both" = the two (of two): Both brothers are engineers. 2. "All" = every one of three or more: All students passed. 3. "Both of + plural pronoun": both of them. 4. "All of us/them". 5. "Not both" means only one; "not all" means some.

Explanation

Use both for exactly two items and all for three or more. "Both the answers are correct."

हिंदी में

Both दो में से दोनों के लिए और all तीन या अधिक में से सभी के लिए प्रयोग होता है।

Examples

Both brothers are engineers. — दोनों भाई इंजीनियर हैं।
All students passed the exam. — सभी छात्र परीक्षा में पास हुए।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"All my parents live in Delhi.","correction":"Both my parents live in Delhi.","note":"Two parents → both."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Which sentence contains an error?

Both of my sisters are nurses.
All the boys were present.
Both of the three girls came.
All is well.

Answer: Both of the three girls came.

💡 Both is only for two; three → "All".

Q2. ___ the students in the class passed.

All
Both
Either
Neither

Answer: All

💡 All = three or more (or a group).

Q3. ___ my parents are teachers.

Both
All
Each
Every

Answer: Both

💡 Both = two people/things together.

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Related Topics in Usage

Topic	Level	What it covers
Singular / Plural	beginner	Making nouns singular and plural correctly.
Countable / Uncountable Nouns	elementary	Nouns you can count vs nouns you cannot.
Much / Many	elementary	Much for uncountable, many for countable.
Few / Little	intermediate	Few for countable, little for uncountable — with or without "a".
Some / Any	elementary	Some in positives and offers; any in negatives and questions.
Each / Every	intermediate	Each singles out; every groups all together.

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