Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with both/neither/either .
1) ‘Do you want tea or coffee?' ‘________ . I really don't mind.'
2) 'What day is it today – the 18th or the 19th?' ‘________ . It's the 20th.'
3) A: Where did you go on your trip – Korea or Japan?
B: We went to ________ . A week in Korea and a week in Japan.
4) ‘Shall we sit in the corner or by the window?' ‘________ . I don't mind.'
5) ‘Where's Lisa? Is she at work or at home?' ________ . She's away on holiday.'
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1)
1 Either
2 Neither
3 both
4 Either
5 Neither
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with both/neither/either . Use of where necessary.
1) _____ parents are from London.
2) To get to the town centre, you can go along the footpath by the river or you can go along the road. You can go ________ way.
3) I tried twice to phone Carl, but ________ times he was out.
4) _____ Tom's parents is English. His father is Polish and his mother is Italian.
5) I saw an accident this morning. One car drove into the back of another. Fortunately________ driver was injured, but ________ cars were badly damaged.
6) I've got two sisters and a brother. brother is working, but ________ sisters are still at school.
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2)
1 Both
2 either
3 both
4 Neither of
5 neither driver … both / boththe / bothofthe cars
6 both / both of
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with both/neither/either + of us / of them .
1) I asked two people the way to the station, but ________ could help me.
2) I was invited to two parties last week, but I couldn't go to ________ .
3) There were two windows in the room. it was very warm, so I opened ________ .
4) Sarah and I play tennis together regularly, but we're not very good. ________ can play very well.
5) I tried two bookshops for the book I wanted, but ________ had it.
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3)
1 neither of them
2 either of them
3 both of them
4 Neither of us
5 neither of them
Exercise 4
Write sentences with both … and … / neither … nor … / either … or ….
1) Chris was late. So was Pat. ________
2) He didn't say hello, and he didn't smile. ________
3) Joe is on holiday and so is Sam. ________
4) Joe doesn't have a car. Sam doesn't have one either. ________
5) Brian doesn't watch TV and he doesn't read newspapers. ________
6) It was a boring movie. it was long too.
The movie ________
7) Is that man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? it's one of the two.
That man's name ________
8) I haven't got time to go on holiday. And I don't have the money.
I have ________
9) We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow – whichever you prefer.
We ________
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4)
1 Both Chris and Pat were late.
2 He either said hello nor smiled.
3 Both Joe and Sam are on holiday.
4 Neither joe nor Sam has (got) a car.
5 Brian neither watches TV nor reads newspapers.
6 The movie was both boring and long.
7 That man's name is either Richard or Robert.
8 I have neither the time nor the money to go on holiday.
9 We can leave either today or tomorrow.
Exercise 5
Complete the sentences with neither/either/none/any .
1) We tried a lot of hotels, but ________ of them had any rooms.
2) I took two books with me on holiday, but I didn't read ________ of them.
3) I took five books with me on holiday, but I didn't read ________ of them.
4) There are a few shops at the end of the street, but ________ of them sells newspapers.
5) You can phone me at ________ time during the evening. I'm always at home.
6) I can meet you next Monday or Friday. Would ________ of those days suit you?
7) John and I couldn't get into the house because ________ of us had a key.
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5)
1 none
2 either 5 any
3 any 6 either
4 none 7 neither