Hai teman-teman English specialist semuanya, di artikel ini mimin mau jelasin tentang perbedaan penggunaan kata both dan both of, all dan all of, some dan some of. Semoga mudah dimengerti ya.

Perbedaan Both dan Both of

Both dan both of sama-sama digunakan jika kita ingin menggabungkan dua kata benda. Bedanya both of diikuti oleh kata the, these, those, atau possesiveadjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)

Contoh:

Both students are smart.

Both girls go to school by bus.

Both of these novels are interesting.

Both of my parents are rich.

Catatan tambahan: both of juga sering diikuti oleh kata us, you dan them.

Both of us are from Bogor.

Perbedaan all dan all of

All dan all of memiliki aturan serupa seperti both dan both of. All of diikuti oleh kata the, these, those, possesiveadjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) dan pronouns us, you, them.

Contoh:

All students are smart.

All girls stay in dormitory.

All of the students arrive on time.

I like all of them.

Some dan some of

Some dan some of juga memiliki aturan yang sama seperti both dan both of atau all dan all of. diikuti oleh kata the, these, those, possesiveadjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) dan pronouns us, you, them.

Contoh:

Some students come late.

Some of my friends are diligent.

Some of us are good at playing games.