Both…and: Combines same word form elements in the Either …. or: Indicates that there is an option.

It is
same sentence. also used in negative forms.
 I love both swimming and riding.  We don’t either go out or watch TV.
 She both walks and listens to music.  We play either tennis or basketball.

Not only …. but also: Combines same word form
elements in the same sentence. It is different from
“both….and” at the meaning.
 She not only reads books but also watches TV.
 We love not only swimming but also riding.
Neither …. nor: Indicates that there is no option.
There is nothing to choose.
 She likes neither cigarette nor beer.
 We neither had dinner nor drank tea.

B) Fill in the blanks with

A) Choose the correct answer. “either…..or” Or “neither ….. nor”

1) We visited neither Serkan nor Kerem. 1) I like either politics or history.

They weren’t at home. 2) She didn’t buy neither vegetable nor fruit. She
a) neither …. nor bought only meat for dinner.
b) not only …. but also 3) We went to neither İstanbul nor Ankara. We
2) Aslı bought not only a book but also a didn’t have time.
notebook. She really needed them. 4) Aylin plays neither the violin nor the piona. She
a) neither …. nor plays the drum.
b) not only …. but also 5) My father either drives to work or walks to work.
3) We like not only reading but also He rides bcycle.
writing. 6) I have neither a PC nor a TV. But I will buy a PC.
We love the literature. 7) My mother goes neither shopping nor working. My
a) neither …. nor father does everything needed.
b) not only …. but also 8) Lugano drinks either beer or rakı.
4) My mother cooks neither fish nor 9) We need either a knife or pocket-knife. I think a
chicken. She is vegetarian. knife will be suitable.
a) neither …. nor 10) We eat neither hamburger nor sandwich. We eat
b) not only …. but also fresh food.
5) Ahmet speaks not only Spanish but also
French. He is very interested in
languages.
a) neither …. nor
C) Correct the mistakes.
b) not only …. but also
6) We have not only went shopping but also
went to the cinema. It was a good day. 1) I drink neither milk nor tea.
a) neither …. nor 2) We not only play football but also swim.
b) not only …. but also 3) My mother both go shopping and sew a new
7) Serdar plays neither football nor dress.
Basketball. He isn’t interested in 4) Kubilay likes not only drama but also history.
Sports. 5) Meltem either comes with us or stays at home.
a) neither …. nor 6) Our teacher knows not only gegraphy but also
b) not only …. but also history.
8) Boncuk not only eats fish but also 7) Serkan teaches both maths and geometry.
drinks 8) We need either a car or a house.
milks. It loves them.
a) neither …. nor
b) not only …. but also
D) Rewrite the sentences by using the words given.

1) I like playing football. I like swimming.

a) i like not only playing football, but also swimming ( not only…..but also )
b) i like both playing football and swimming ( both…..and )
2) Serkan doesn’t like smoking. Serkan doesn’t like lying.
a) serkan neither like smoking nor lying ( neither…..nor )
b) serkan doens’t like both smoking and lying ( both…..and )
3) My mother cookes meat. My mother makes salad.
a) not only my mother cooks meat, but also make salad ( not only…..but also )
b) my mother both cooks meat and makes salad ( both…..and )
4) The gardener watered the flowers. He planted new trees.
a) not only the gardener watered the flowers, buat also he planted trees( not only…..but also )
b) the gardener both watered the flowers and plant trees ( both…..and )
5) My little boy doesn’t read magazines. He doesn’t watch documentaries.
a) my little boy not only doesn’t like read magazines, but also doesn’t like documentaries ( not only…..but
also )
b) my little boy doesn’t like both read the magazines and documentaries ( both…..and )

F) Rewrite the sentences with proper connectors.

1) Kaan reads comics. He also reads newspapers. He

loves reading.
kaan not only reads comics, but also reads
newspapers
E) Choose the correct answer. 2) My grandfather doesn’t like rainy weather. He
doesn’t like the snow,either.
1) My mother will make not only a cake but also My grandfather neither like rainy weather nor
tea. We have guests today. snow
a) either…… or 3) We may have an exam tomorrow. But we may have
b) not only……. but also the exam next week. We don’t know.
c) neither ….. nor We either have an exam tomorrow or next
week
2) The teacher knows playing neither the violin nor
the guitar. He plays the piano. 4) Recep prepares a project for homeless people. He
a) neither…… nor also prepares a project for homeless animals.
b) not only……. but also Recep not only prepares a project for homeless
c) either ……. or people, but also for homeless animals

3) We neither drink nor eat anything. We are full. 5) Teenagers love Tarkan. They also love Hadise.
a) neither…… nor Teenagers not only love tarkan, but also love
b) not only……. but also hadise
c) either …… or _____________________________________
6) The parents never let the student be out at
4) The carpenter made both a wooden table and night. They don’t allow them to go abroad without
three chairs for us. their parents.
a) neither…… nor The parents neither let the students be out at
b) both ….. and night nor allow them to go abroad without
c) either …… or their parents
_____________________________________
5) Su has been not only Antalya İstanbul. She 7) We go fishing on Sundays. We have picnics on
loves visiting different cities. Sundays, too.
a) neither…… nor we either go fishing or have picnics on sundays
b) not only……. but also _____________________________________
c) either …… or