(either / or and neither / nor)

In this game, you __ win __ lose. It depends on you.

1. ___ Sue ___ Sara will help you with your homework. They are both busy at the
moment.
2. This is my offer. You ___ take it ___ leave it.
3.

When I go to the restaurant, I eat ___ fish ___ roast chicken. These are my favorite
meals.

4. His father believed ___ his son ___ his friend. He thought that both were lying.
5.

I need ___ your help ___ your compassion. I can perfectly handle my problems all alone

6. ___ Charly ___ Bill will write the report. Just ask one of them.
7.

___ you return the money you had stolen ____ I'll call the police.

8.

My mum can ___ read ___ write. She is illiterate.

9. You can use ___ this computer ___ the other one. Someone must fix them first.
10. We want to go .. to France/Spain . We can't decide.
11. Bill drinks/smokes . He's a good boy.
12. Helen was drunk/very tired and I couldn't understand a word from
what she was saying.
13. I'm sad/happy . I just don't care about anything at the moment
14. You can have .. water/an orange juice . I can't offer you anything else I'm
afraid.
15. my mother/my father approved of my decision.
16. Could you .. call me/drop in please? I need to talk to you.
17. My dog . barks/howls . It's a very quiet animal.
18. She reads a book/watches TV now. It's her daily routine.

19. .. you/I like comedies so let's leave that movie and rent something else.

Expression

Example

both and

I like both cats and dogs.

so

Jane likes cats. So do I.

not either

Jane doesn't like cats. I don't like cats either.

either or

Jane either has a cat or a dog.

neither/nor

Jane doesn't like cats. Neither do I./Nor do I.

neither nor

I like neither cats nor dogs.

Exercise
1.
cats ..teenagers turn their heads when you call them.
2.
You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its master.
would you see a teenager in public with his or her parents very often.
3.
A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't ..
4.
..cats teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours on end
without moving.
5.
Cats expect you to prepare the food for them. .do teenagers.
6.
If you tell a joke, .your cat .your teen will laugh about
it.
7.
If you make a sudden move in their direction, ..cats teenagers
get frightened.
8.
Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't ..
9.
Cats roam outside and often come home very late at night. .do
teenagers.
10.
Conclusion: no matter if you have a cat .a teenager at home
- it's all the same.

In this game, you either win or lose.

It depends on you.

1. Neither Sue nor Sara will help you with your homework.
moment.

They are both busy at the

2. This is my offer. You either take it or leave it.

3. When I go to the restaurant, eat either fish or roast chiken.
4. His father believed neither his son nor his friend.
5. I need neither your help nor your compassion.
alone.
6. Either Charly or Bill write the report.

These are my favorite meals.

He thought that both were lying.

I can perfectly handle my problems all

Just ask one of them.

7. Either you return the money you had stolen or I'll call the police.
8. My mum can neither read nor write.

She is illiterate.

9. You can use neither this computer nor the other one.

Someone must fix them first.

10. We want to go either to France or Spain. We can't decide.

Bill neither drinks nor smokes. He's a good boy.
Helen was either drunk or very tired and I couldn't understand a word from what she was saying.

I'm neither sad nor happy. I just don't care about anything at the moment.
1. You can have either water or an orange juice. I can't offer you anything else I'm afraid.
Neither my mother nor my father approved of my decision.
Could you either call me or drop in please? I need to talk to you.
My dog neither barks nor howls. It's a very quiet animal.
She either reads a book or watches TV now. It's her daily routine.
Neither you nor I like comedies so let's leave that movie and rent something else
Neither cats nor teenagers turn their heads when you call them.
1.

You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its master. Nor would you see
a teenager in public with his or her parents very often.

2.

A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't either

3.

Both cats and teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours on end without moving.

4.

Cats expect you to prepare the food for them. So do teenagers.

5.

If you tell a joke, neither your cat nor your teen will laugh about it.

6.

If you make a sudden move in their direction, both cats and teenagers get frightened.

7.

Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't either

8.

Cats roam outside and often come home very late at night. So do teenagers.

9.

Conclusion: no matter if you either have a cat or a teenager at home - it's all the same
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