Penggunaan Both ... And

Both … and juga merupakan  correlative conjunction atau paired conjunction. Both … and menyatakann “keduaduanya”. Both …. And hanya digunakan untuk kalimat positif saja. Hal penting yang harus diperhatikan adalah, verb sesudah both … and yaitu 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.

Praktis bukan penggunaan both …and ini. Semoga klarifikasi yang sangat pendek ini dapat bermamfaat. Amin.