Fill in the blanks with both, both of, either, either of, neither, neither of.
1............... sisters are beautiful.
Wrong!
Use "Both" directly before a plural noun when the meaning is two sisters.
2............... them are beautiful.
Wrong!
Use "Both of" before the object pronoun "them".
3............... his parents are doctors.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before "his parents", "Both" and "Both of" are correct for two people together.
4I liked ............... those shirts.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before "those shirts", "both" and "both of" are correct when you liked the two shirts.
5I like ............... shirts. Which one should I choose?
Wrong!
Use "both" directly before a plural noun such as "shirts".
6............... restaurant is cheap.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" before a singular noun to mean not one of two restaurants.
7............... these options is acceptable to me.
Wrong!
Use "Neither of" before a determiner phrase such as "these options" when the verb is singular.
8............... parent was at home.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" before a singular noun to mean not one of two parents.
9I haven't watched ............... these movies.
Wrong!
In this negative sentence, use "either of" before "these movies" to mean not one of the two.
10............... them are quite intelligent.
Wrong!
Use "Both of" before the object pronoun "them".
11............... us was able to find a solution to the problem.
Wrong!
Use "Neither of" before "us" when you mean not one of two people.
12I like them ...............
Wrong!
Use "both" after the object pronoun "them".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Both sisters are beautiful.
- Both of them are beautiful.
- Both / Both of his parents are doctors.
- I liked both / both of those shirts.
- I like both shirts. Which one should I choose?
- Neither restaurant is cheap.
- Neither of these options is acceptable to me.
- Neither parent was at home.
- I haven’t watched either of these movies.
- Both of them are quite intelligent.
- Neither of us was able to find a solution to the problem.
- I like them both
