GRAMMAR DRILL

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS (NEITHER… NOR )

NAME:

1 Match the first part of the sentences to the
second one.
1 N
 either mom nor
dad
2 Neither Pepe
3 I like neither the red
4 E lena neither
ordered shrimps
5 A
 lan can neither run
a marathon
6 T
 he boxer is a dog
neither aggressive
7 P aco might pass
neither Math
3 Write sentences with neither… nor.
1 He is / polite / funny
a nor the green shirt.
b nor a triathlon.
2 My bag is / here / in my bedroom
c nor violent.
d n or Daniel went to 
3 I want to visit / the Bahamas / Hawaii
the school festival.
e w
 ere angry when my
brother failed his 4 Mike can / climb / ride a bike
Biology exam.
f n or English. He hasn’t
5 Rosy supports / Argentina / Mexico in soccer
studied yet.
g nor fish but a salad.
6 Juan likes / snakes / spiders

2 Underline the correct options.

4 Circle the mistake in each sentence and rewrite
1 We both / neither play basketball or / nor
each correctly.
soccer.
1 Neither Sara or Peter caused the accident.
2 Sara neither / either came nor / and called.
3 We neither / both drink coffee or / nor milk.
2 Nadia didn’t like neither Rome nor Berlin.
4 She either / neither wears a jacket nor / and 
a vest.
3 I hate both tea nor coffee.
5 I neither / both read the book or / nor watched
the movie.
4 You can either go by bus nor by subway.
6 He is neither / both polite nor / or kind.
7 I either / neither went to the movies and / nor
5 Neither Danny and Chris is good at Biology.
to the theater.

6 I neither studied and rested as I wished.

7 I fear neither crocodiles or lions.

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CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS (NEITHER… NOR )

5 Put the words in the correct order to make 5 S carlett didn’t win the Oscar. Viola didn’t win the
sentences. Oscar.

1 w
 atches / neither / nor / movies / Javier / 
series / . 6 T
 he Foos didn’t give a concert. The Michis didn’t
give a concert.

2 s aw / neither / nor / Nuri / a giraffe / 

an ostrich / . 7 Tea isn’t caffeine free. Coffee isn’t caffeine free.

3 r eads / neither / poems / Hugo / novels / 

nor / .
7 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 Marco could neither
4 C
 iro / to the prom / Neither / nor / went / 
Eve / .
2 Luis likes neither

5 n either / nor / good / He’s / at sports / 

at art / . 3 Neither Hector

6 n either / Laura / nor / paid / the chef /  4 Neither Veracruz

the doctor / .

5 I can neither
7 L ía / went / to the festival / nor / Neither / 
Paty / .
6 She knows neither

6 Combine the sentences using neither… nor.

8 Write seven sentences comparing two famous
1 A
 guascalientes doesn’t have beaches. Mexico
people with neither… nor.
City doesn’t have beaches.
1
2
2 Carla isn’t eighteen. Blas isn’t eighteen.
3
4
3 I don’t like banda music. I don’t like pop music.
5
6
4 T
 he bus doesn’t go to the city. The train doesn’t
go to the city. 7

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