DETERMINERS: BOTH / EITHER / NEITHER

A) Fill in the blanks with "both, either, neither" to complete the sentences below

1. That´s enough! __either_________ you pay your debt to me or I take you to court.

2. When we heard the good news, we were ___both________ happy and excited.

3. They had ____________ food to eat nor money to go to a restaurant.

4. Mr. Harrison wants to have ___________ vanilla and chocolate in his ice-cream.

5. You should stop making up excuses. ____________ you study hard or you will fail in the Maths exam tomorrow.

6. ____________ of the two students had books with them so the teacher got very angry.

7. We have ____________ bread nor cheese so we can't make a cheese sandwich.

8. She can ____________ buy a laptop or a tablet pc. She has got enough money.

9. I like ____________ the green and the blue t-shirt, but I don't have enough money to buy two t-shirts.

10. The sports car was _____________ nice and cheap so my father decided to buy it.

11. My baby sister likes _____________ soup nor spinach. She just likes milk.

12. We have some flour and eggs. We can _____________ make an omelette or pancake.

13. If you want to lose weight, you should ____________ do exercises and go on a diet.

14. You can ______________ grow corn or wheat here in this season.

15. ______________ of the two friends knew how to go to the museum so they asked the way to a policeman.

16. I think I won't be able to come to the party. _____________ my father nor my mother gave me permission.

17. My friend Sophia is _____________ tall and talented so she can be chosen for the school basketball team.

18. Archie can play ______________ the guitar or the drums at the concert. He can play them well.

19. _____________ the teacher and the students were shocked when they saw a mouse in the classroom.

20. Mrs. Pearce was very tired when she got home. She _____________ did the washing up nor vacuumed the floor. She
went to bed early.

B) Choose the correct answer.

1. __________ my sister and I have blue eyes, but my brother's are brown.

a) Either d) Either of
b) Neither
c) Both
2. __________ she leaves or I will. I can't live with her anymore.

a) Either c) Both
b) Neither d) Neither of
3. She's very healthy. She __________ alcohol nor smokes.

a) either drinks d) both doesn't drink

b) neither drinks
c) both drinks

4. __________ the cinemas are showing the new Scorcese film.

a) Both of d) all of the above

b) Both
c) Neither of
5. __________ the hotels in the village have rooms tonight. We'll have to drive to the next town.

a) Both of d) Neither
b) Neither of
c) Either of
6. I have two bosses at work and I don't like _________ them.

a) both of c) either of
b) neither of d) none of the above

7. He doesn't like ________________ one of those bands.

a) either b) neither c) nor

8. I hate that song, and my sister hates it ________________.

a) neither b) too c) either

9. Neither my brother ________________ my mother knows about this.

a) nor b) neither c)or

10. He didn't come to the party, and his brother didn't come ________________.
a) neither b) nor c) either

11. ________________ (one) of the girls knows how to dance. ( = Both girls are bad dancers)
a) Either b) Neither c) Nor

12. He ________________ has a cat or a dog. I can't remember.

a) neither b) too c) either

13. Neither my brother ________________ ready to go.

a) nor his friends are b) nor his friends is c) or his friends is
14. He was not angry, ________________ did he insult me. ( = he didn't insult me either)
a) nor b) neither c) either

15. I'm thinking of traveling to either Argentina ________________ Brazil.

a) either b) or c) nor

16. I'm not a big fan of that writer, and ________________ is my father.
a) too b) either c) neither

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