Both, Both Of, Either, Either Of, Neither, Neither Of

Fill in the blanks with both, both of, either, either of, neither, neither of.

1. ........................ sisters are beautiful.

Both

Both of

Correct! Wrong!

2. ........................... them are beautiful.

Both

Both of

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

Use both of before a pronoun.

3. ........................ his parents are doctors.

Both

Both of

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

4. I liked .......................... those shirts.

both

both of

Correct! Wrong!

5. I like ....................... shirts. Which one should I choose?

both

both of

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

6. ....................... restaurant is cheap.

Neither

Neither of

Both

Both of

Correct! Wrong!

7. .......................... these options is acceptable to me.

Neither

Neither of

Both

Correct! Wrong!

8. ....................... parent was at home.

Neither

Both

Either

Correct! Wrong!

9. I haven't watched ............................. these movies.

either

either of

both

Correct! Wrong!

10. ......................... them are quite intelligent.

Both

Both of

Neither

Correct! Wrong!

11. ........................ us was able to find a solution to the problem.

Please select 2 correct answers

None of

None

Neither of

Correct! Wrong!

12. I like them ...........................

both

both of

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Both sisters are beautiful.
2. Both of them are beautiful.
3. Both / Both of his parents are doctors.
4. I liked both of those shirts.
5. I like both shirts. Which one should I choose?
6. Neither restaurant is cheap.
7. Neither of these options is acceptable to me.
8. Neither parent was at home.
9. I haven’t watched either of these movies.
10. Both of them are quite intelligent.
11. Neither of us was able to find a solution to the problem.
12. I like them both.