Quantifiers: All, most, both, either, neither, any, no, none

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All, Most, Both, Either, Neither, No, Any, None

A complete guide to English quantifiers with structures and examples.

All and Most

Grammar chart explaining 'all' and 'most': all + noun, all of us, most people, most of the students, etc.

🟦All

All + noun → general | All (of) the/my + noun → specific | All of + pronoun

✅ All plants need water.
✅ All (of) the plants were burned.
✅ All of us were invited.

🔹 Mid-position

✅ We all went.
✅ They were all happy.

🔹 All + time

✅ I worked all day.
❌ Not: in all the day

❗ Not: "All is..." (use Everything)

❌ All were there. → ✅ Everybody was there.

🟩Most

Most + noun (general) | Most of the + noun/pronoun (specific)

✅ Most people agree.
✅ Most of the guests left early.
✅ Most of them failed.

Both, Either, Neither

Grammar chart explaining 'both', 'either', and 'neither' with structures like both A and B, either of them, neither candidate, etc.

🟪Both

✅ Both Jane and Tom came.
✅ Both (of the) books are good.
✅ Both of us agree.
✅ We both left early.

🟨Either

✅ Either Monday or Tuesday.
✅ Either candidate is fine.
✅ I don’t like either of them.
✅ “Coffee or tea?” → “Either.”

🟥Neither

✅ Neither Jack nor Sam came.
✅ Neither option works.
✅ I like neither of them.
✅ “Tea or coffee?” → “Neither.”

No, Any, None

Grammar chart explaining 'no', 'any', and 'none': no friends, don't have any, none of them, etc.

⬛No, Any, None

✅ I have no money. (affirmative)
✅ I don’t have any money. (negative)
✅ Do you have any questions? (question)

🔹 Any in affirmative = “it doesn’t matter which”

✅ Come any day.
✅ Any student can join.

🔹 None = not any (pronoun)

✅ “How many?” → “None.”
✅ None of the answers is correct.
✅ None of us knew.

📌 Key Rules:
🔸 All / Most: general vs. specific with "of"
🔸 Both = two items | Either = one of two | Neither = not either
🔸 No in affirmatives | Any in negatives/questions or “any = whichever”
🔸 None = pronoun (never + noun)