Both of theboys are English.或者The boys are both English.原題：Both__（boy）are English只有填寫boys了both的用法
My father and my mother are both from England（both放在系動詞后,“都…”） =Both of my father and my mother/my parents are from England both的用法總結(jié)
both的用法有兩種，它可以和名詞、代詞連用，也可以和動詞連用，在句中作主語、賓語及同位語，也可作定語?，F(xiàn)將其用法歸結(jié)如下：
1)both與名詞、代詞連用
(1)both＋(of) ＋the/ 物主代詞/指示代詞+名詞，如：
①Both of the cats are asleep. 兩只貓都睡著了。
②I bought both of these bottles in China two years ago.
兩年前我在中國買了這一對瓶子。
③Both of his daughters are doctors. 他的兩個女兒都是醫(yī)生。
(2)both直接修飾名詞時，不加of。如：
①Both children won prizes. 兩個孩子都得了獎。
【注意】不能說both of children，但可以說 both of the children. ②I've got oil on both hands. 我兩手都是油。
【注意】不能說both of hands，可說both of my hands。
(3)在人稱代詞前一定要用both of，不能說 both we或 both us，但可以說us both, them both等。看第(2)點