Fill in the blanks.
1............... of us were ill, so we didn't go to school.
Wrong!
Use "Both" to mean that the two people were ill.
2............... of these answers is correct; both are wrong.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" because the sentence says that the two answers are wrong.
3............... my parents are teachers.
Wrong!
Use "Both" before a plural noun to mean the two parents.
4She kissed them ............... on the forehead.
Wrong!
Use "both" after the object pronoun when she kissed the two people.
5............... my children like sports.
Wrong!
Use "Both" because the two children like sports.
6I tried two desserts, but I didn't like ............... one.
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative verb to mean not one and not the other.
7I can't choose between them. I like them ...............
Wrong!
Use "both" because the speaker likes the two things.
8............... Sam nor Peter turned up today.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with "nor" to say that Sam and Peter did not turn up.
9There are two options, and I don't like ............... one.
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative verb to mean not one of the two options.
10............... he nor his parents were able to give a satisfactory explanation.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with "nor" to make a negative statement about two subjects.
11They are both coming because I have invited ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "both" because the speaker invited the two people.
12I wrote to both of them, but ............... replied.
Wrong!
Use "neither" to mean that not one of the two people replied.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Both of us were ill, so we didn’t go to school.
- Neither of these answers is correct; both are wrong.
- Both my parents are teachers.
- She kissed them both on the forehead.
- Both my children like sports.
- I tried two desserts, but I didn’t like either one.
- I can’t choose between them. I like them both.
- Neither Sam nor Peter turned up today.
- There are two options, and I don’t like either one.
- Neither he nor his parents were able to give a satisfactory explanation.
- They are both coming because I have invited both of them.
- I wrote to both of them, but neither replied.