both與all:表量形容詞(Quantitative),轉作不定代名詞,all可以表示可數名詞與不可數名詞,both只可以表示兩者的可數名詞。
【觀念確認】both 二者全都…,all﹝三者以上﹞全部…
both與all作形容詞須置於名詞之前,代名詞之後,與定冠詞、指示形容詞及所有格一起時,須置其前。
他們兩個並非(全部)都是我的朋友
They both (all) are not my friends.-----(正…作形容詞修飾代名詞They)
Both (All) of them are not my friends.-(正…作代名詞)
They are not both (all) my friends. -----(正…作形容詞修飾名詞my friends)
They are both (all) not my friends. ---(誤…否定句不可置not前)
They are not my both (all) friends. ---(誤…有定冠詞或所有格,須置其前)
Both (All) of they are not my friends. -(誤…of 後不可用they)
John and Mary兩個並非都是我的朋友
Both John and Mary are not my friends.-------(正…作形容詞修飾名詞)
John and Mary are not both my friends. -------(正…作形容詞修飾名詞)
John and Mary both came to my party. --------(正…作副詞修飾動詞came)
John and Mary both are not my friends. ----------(誤…不可置名詞之後)
Both you and he are not my friends. ---------(正…作形容詞修飾名詞片語)
You and he both are not my friends. ---------(誤…You and he為名詞片語)
All the(those/these) books are interesting to me. --(正…作形容詞修飾名詞)
All of the(those/these) books are interesting to me. --(正…作代名詞)
His(The/Those/These) books are all interesting to me.- (正…作副詞修飾形容詞)
I am interested in all his(the/those/these) books.-------(正…作形容詞修飾名詞)
I am interested in all of his(the/those/these) books. ---(正…作代名詞)
句中含有both與all的否定句,只是部分否定。
(both…not或not…both) = (one of them is…, but the other is not) = (either…or…)
(all…not與not…all) = (some of them are…, but some are not)
They both are not my friends.--------(正…作形容詞修飾代名詞They)
= Both of them are not my friends. ---(正…作代名詞)
= They are not both my friends. -----(正…作形容詞修飾名詞my friends)
= Either of them is my friend.------- (正…作代名詞)
= Either one of them is my friend. --(正…作形容詞修飾代名詞one)
Both John and Mary are not my friends. (正…作形容詞修飾名詞)
John and Mary are not both my friends. ---(正…作形容詞修飾名詞)
= Either John or Mary is my friends.
John and Mary are both not my friends.--- (誤…否定句不可置not前)
John and Mary are not my both friends.--- (誤…both, all必置所有格前)
雖然些文法書將They both / all,Both / All of them解釋為也可做為全部否定,然而全部否定卻另有其形式,應作如是說:
They (two) are not my friends.
= Neither / None of them is my friend.
all可以表示可數名詞與不可數名詞
All (the people) are happy to hear the good news.
All the answers are not right.(部分否定)
(The/Those/These) books are not all interesting to me. (部分否定)
I am not interested in all the(those/these) books. (部分否定)
I am not interested in all of the(those/these) books. (部分否定)
All that glitters is not gold. (部分否定) (Shakespeare 1597)
重要片語
all right = OK = all set ---------沒問題
not at all---------一點也不
all the same----------------------一般
after all-------------------畢竟、終究
all the time(way) = always-----總是
all but = almost---------------差不多
all together-----------------------一起
once for all------------------一勞永逸
all in one piece = safe-----------安全
above all = especially------------尤其
all told = all in all--------------總體而言,整體來說
all in good time = soon = in the near future -------------不久
all at once = all of a sudden = suddenly = abruptly-----突然
all in = tired = exhausted = all tuckered out = worn out ------精疲力竭
all over (all over the world, all over the earth, all over the place)--遍及
all through +時間(all through the year, all through the night...)--一整“個”