1............... kids played really well.
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Use "Both" to say that the two kids played well.
2I like ............... colors.
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Use "both" before a plural noun when you mean the two colors together.
3I don't like ............... of them; they are both too expensive.
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After a negative verb, use "either" to mean not one and not the other.
4I like ............... of them.
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Use "both" to say that you like the two people or things together.
5I have bought something for ............... of you.
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Use "both" after a preposition when something is for two people together.
6............... James nor Peter turned up today.
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Use "Neither" with nor to make a negative statement about two people.
7She ............... wrote nor phoned.
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Use "neither" with nor to join two negative actions.
8"I don't like cricket." "I don't ..............."
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Use "either" after a negative auxiliary to agree with a negative statement.
9I have invited ............... of them, so they won't be at the party.
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Use "neither" with an affirmative verb to mean not one and not the other.
10"Would you like one scoop of vanilla or strawberry?" "............... will do for me."
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Use "Either" to say that either one of the two choices is acceptable.
11I called them both, but ............... answered the phone.
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Use "neither" with an affirmative verb to mean that not one of the two answered.
12I tried to solve the puzzle twice, but failed ............... times.
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Use "both" with a plural noun to mean the two times together.
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- Both kids played really well.
- I like both colors.
- I don’t like either of them; they are both too expensive.
- I like both of them.
- I have bought something for both of you.
- Neither James nor Peter turned up today.
- She neither wrote nor phoned.
- “I don’t like cricket.” “I don’t either“
- I have invited neither of them, so they won’t be at the party.
- “Would you like one scoop of vanilla or strawberry?” “Either will do for me.”
- I called them both, but neither answered the phone.
- I tried to solve the puzzle twice, but failed both times.