Ellipsis and Determiners – ‘Both of These’ or ‘Both These’?

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Are the two constructions above correct or one of them is incorrect? Which one then?

  • Both of these images resemble an ocean.
  • Both these images resemble an ocean.

Best Answer

Suppose, there are two images, you can say "Both of these images" or "Both these images" to refer to both the images. So, both of your sentences are grammatically correct.

You can also say,

Both images resemble an ocean.

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