Fill in the blanks.
1. Do you want tea or coffee? …………………… will do.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either means one or the other of two people or things.
2. Is that a fox or a wolf? …………………….. It is a dog.
Correct!
Wrong!
Neither means not this one nor the other one.
3. I can’t swim. ……………………. can I.
Correct!
Wrong!
After a negative idea, we can add another negative idea with neither.
4. You can …………………… come with me or stay at home.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He is …………………… intelligent nor ambitious.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I don’t like ……………………. of my math teachers.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ……………………. my parents work in education.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. ………………….. key opens the door.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I have invited ……………………. of them.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either both or neither is possible here with entirely different meanings.
10. I can’t speak French. I cannot ……………………
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ……………………. my daughters are married.
Correct!
Wrong!
Both is followed by a plural verb. Either and neither are followed by singular verbs.
12. ……………………. of my sisters is married.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Do you want tea or coffee? Either will do.
- Is that a fox or a wolf? Neither. It is a dog.
- I can’t swim. Neither can I.
- You can either come with me or stay at home.
- He is neither intelligent nor ambitious.
- I don’t like either of my math teachers.
- Both my parents work in education.
- Neither key opens the door.
- I have invited both /neither of them.
- I can’t speak French. I cannot either.
- Both my daughters are married.
- Neither of my sisters is married.
