Fill in the blanks with either, neither or both.
1............... of them were absent today.
Wrong!
Use "Both" with a plural verb to mean the two people together.
2I don't like ............... of these shirts.
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative verb to mean not one of the two.
3I can't decide between these skirts. I like them ...............
Wrong!
Use "both" to mean the speaker likes the two skirts.
4............... Sam nor his brother speaks English.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with nor to connect two negative alternatives.
5You can ............... wait here or come with us.
Wrong!
Use "either" with or to offer a choice between two options.
6I have invited ............... of them.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Both" and "neither" are both grammatical here, but they give opposite meanings.
7I haven't invited ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "either" after haven't to mean not one of the two people.
8............... of them was there.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Neither" and "Either" can both be followed by a singular verb in this sentence.
9............... of them are here today.
Wrong!
Use "Both" with a plural verb to mean the two people are here.
10............... color suits me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Neither" and "Either" can both come before the singular noun color, with different meanings.
11............... shirts look good on you.
Wrong!
Use "Both" before a plural noun to talk about the two shirts together.
Answers
- Both of them were absent today.
- I don’t like either of these shirts.
- I can’t decide between these skirts. I like them both.
- Neither Sam nor his brother speaks English.
- You can either wait here or come with us.
- I have invited both / neither of them.
- I haven’t invited either of them.
- Neither / Either of them was there.
- Both of them are here today.
- Neither / Either color suits me.
- Both shirts look good on you.
