Fill in the blanks.
1Do you want tea or coffee? ............... will do.
Wrong!
Use "Either" when one of two choices is acceptable.
2That animal is ...............; it is a dog.
Wrong!
Use "neither a fox nor a wolf" to say that both possibilities are wrong.
3"I can’t swim." "............... can I."
Wrong!
Use "Neither" in short agreement after a negative statement.
4You can ............... come with me or stay at home.
Wrong!
Use "either" with "or" to show a choice between two possibilities.
5He is ............... intelligent nor ambitious.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to make both ideas negative.
6I don’t like ............... of my math teachers.
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative verb to mean not one and not the other.
7............... my parents work in education.
Wrong!
Use "Both" for two people together with a plural verb.
8I tried two keys, but ............... key opens the door.
Wrong!
Use "neither" to say that not one of the two keys opens the door.
9I have invited ............... of them, so they will both be at the party.
Wrong!
Use "both" to refer to the two people together.
10"I can’t speak French." "I cannot ..............."
Wrong!
Use "either" at the end of a negative sentence to mean also not.
11............... my daughters are married.
Wrong!
Use "Both" before a plural noun when two people are included.
12I have two sisters, but ............... of them is married.
Wrong!
Use "neither" to say that not one of the two sisters is married.
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- Do you want tea or coffee? Either will do.
- That animal is neither a fox nor a wolf; 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.
- I tried two keys, but neither key opens the door.
- I have invited both of them, so they will both be at the party.
- “I can’t speak French.” “I cannot either.”
- Both my daughters are married.
- I have two sisters, but neither of them is married.