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both
Determinative
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one thing and another thing
Jim took both the apple and the orange.
Both Anne and Jane agreed to eat the pear.
Give me one. You can't have both.
Both of my parents were from Canada.
They found problems at both the schools.
The room had windows at both ends.
Working in the city and living in the country, you get the best of both worlds.
There were cars coming from both directions.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.