Both … and juga merupakan
correlative conjunction atau paired
conjunction. Both … and menyatakann “keduaduanya”. Both …. And hanya dipakai untuk kalimat
positif saja. Hal penting yang harus diperhatikan adalah, verb setelah both …
and adalah plural verb. Contoh:
Benar: Both Siska and Anton are stupid.
Salah: Both Siska and Anton is stupid.
Benar: Both my sister and I are watching TV.
Salah : Both my sister and I am watching TV
Benar : Both Tono and Toni clean the board.
Salah : Both Tono and Toni cleans the board.
Benar : Both She and he were here yesterday.
Salah : Both she and he was here yesterday.
Mudah bukan penggunaan both …and ini. Semoga penjelasan yang
sangat pendek ini bisa bermamfaat. Amin.