Complete the sentences with either… or, both … and or neither … nor.

1. ___Neither____ Louise _____nor______ Edna will be at school today, because they’re ill.
2. It doesn’t matter where we study. We can __either__ meet here ___or___ at your house.
3. There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought ___both___ a blue pair ___and____ a black pair.
4. We didn’t go out to dinner last night, as ___neither___ Greg ___nor____ I had money.

Complete the sentences with either… or, both … and or neither … nor.
Guess what! I’m coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit 1.
_____both________ my grandmother
____and________ some of the colleges. And, of course, you! I’d be able to see you 2.
____either______ on
Friday evening ______or_______ on Sunday afternoon, so let me know which is better for you. Maybe we could
even get together on 3.
____both______ Friday ____and_____ Sunday! That would be great! I can’t wait to get
away for the weekend – I’ve had lots of schoolwork and have had 4.
_____neither_____ the time
_____nor_______ the energy lately to go out and have a good time. See you in a few days!

Write a sentence 1.
to follow each original
__Neither_____ cats sentence. Use the
____nor_____ correctturn
teenagers form ofheads
their the words
when in
youbrackets and
either… or, both … and or neither … nor. One sentence can be written in more than one way.
call them.
1. This is a vegetarian 2.
restaurant. (they
You would / serve
hardly / meat
ever see a/ cat
fishwalking
/ here) outside of the house with its
They don’t serve either meat ___Neither____
master. or fish here. / would you see a teenager in public with his or
They serve neither meat nor fish here.often.
her parents very
3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't _either_.
2. I want these coats, but I can only afford one. (buy / grey /green)
4. __Both_____
I’m going to buy either the grey coatcats ___and_____
or the green one.teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours
without moving.
3. We’ve made all the final arrangements for our holiday. (go /
5. ___Both______ cats ____and_______ tenagers expect you to prepare the
Jamaica / Martinique)
We are going to both Jamaica and Martinique.
food for them.
6. If you tell a joke, ___neither_____ your cat ____nor______ your teen will
laugh about it.
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, ____either____ cats ____or_____
teenagers get frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't __either_____.
Find out why some parents think that their teenage sons or
daughters have a lot in9. __Either____ cats ____or_________ teenagers roam outside and often come home
common with cats. (Don't very late
take it at
toonight.
seriously, though.)
10. My conclusion: no matter if you have a cat or a teenager at home –
___both_____ cats ___and______ teenagers all the same.
 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. . Do not change the meaning
of the original sentence.
1. She doesn’t like hip-hop or heavy metal music. (neither / nor)
She likes… neither hip-hop nor heavy metal music.
2. My grandparents have got a flat in the city. They have also got a house in the country. (both / and).
My grandparents have… both a flat in the city and a house in the country.
3. I’m going to buy only one of these shirts. One is red, the other is blue. (either / or)
I’m going to buy… either the red shirt or the blue one.
4. Emily can’t sing or dance well. (neither / nor)
Emily can… neither sing nor dance well.
5. The new shopping centre has got a cinema. It has also got a health club. (both / and)
The new shopping centre… has got both a cinema and a health club.
6. We could have lunch at home, but we could also go out to eat. (either / or)
We could… either have lunch at home or go out.