Both, neither, either Exercises

UNIT 79  Both, neither, either  Exercises

79.1   Complete these sentences with bothneitherleither. Sometimes you need of.

Examples: There are two windows in my room. It was very warm so I had both of them open.
"Do you want tea or coffee?"   ''Either. It doesn't matter."

1.   After the accident______________cars stopped.  ______________drivers got out and started shouting at each other______________them were very angry.

2.   It wasn't a very good soccer game________________team played well.

3.   A: Which of the two movies did you prefer? The first one or the second one?

B:   Actually, I didn't like_______________them

4.   There are two ways to get downtown. You can take the local streets, or you can take the highway. You can go________________way

5.   _________________ these sweaters are very nice. I don't know which one to buy.

6.   _________________ my parents are American. My father is Polish and my mother is Italian.

7.   "Do you care which sandwich I take?''  ''No, take_______________''

8.   "Is today the 18th or the 19th?"  ''_________________It's the 20th''

9.   Tom and I hadn't eaten for a long time, so _______________ us were very hungry.

10.   When the boat started to sink, we were really frightened because _____________ us could swim.

11.   A: Did you go to Florida or Puerto Rico for your vacation?

B: We went to_______________:  a week in Florida and a week in Puerto Rico.                     

79.2   Make sentences with both . . . and . . . , neither . . . nor, and either . . . or . . . .

Examples: Tom was late. So was Ann. Both Tom and Ann were late

He didn't write. He didn't telephone. He neither wrote nor telephoned.

1.   The hotel wasn't clean And it wasn't comfortable.
The hotel was neither_______________________________

2.   It was a very boring movie. It was very long too.
The movie was________________________________

3.  Is that man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? It's one of the two.
That man's name______________________________

4.   I don't have the time to take a vacation. And I don't have the money.
I have________________________________________________________________

5.   We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow - whichever you prefer.
We____________________________________________________________________

6.   He gave up his job because he needed a change. Also because the pay was low.
He gave up his job both_________________________________________________________

7.   Laura doesn't smoke. And she doesn't eat meat.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
 
8.   The front of the house needs painting. The back needs painting too.
_____________________________________________________________________________________