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29. EITHER … OR & NEITHER … NOR

A. EITHER … OR …

plural noun (Kt. Plural Verb (Kt.

Either Noun Or Complement
Benda Jamak) Kerja Jamak)
John his friends are going to the beach today
Lisa her friends have taken an English test
Either or
my sister my parents will go to Jakarta tomorrow
father his daughters always play badminton in the gymnastic every week

Catatan : Bila ‘noun’ kedua-nya itu berbentuk jamak, maka ‘to be’ nya adalah ‘are’ [Present], dan ‘were’ [Past]. Bentuk tenses-nya pun bisa
Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Simple Future, dll.

Contoh :
1. John is going to the beach. His friends are going to the beach today
2. My sister will go to Jakarta. My parents will go to Jakarta tomorrow
3. Lisa has taken an English test. Her friends have taken an English test
4. Father always plays badminton. His daughters always play badminton i9jn the gymnastic every week

singular noun (Kt. Singular Verb

Either Noun Or Benda Tunggal) (Kt. Kerja Complement
Tunggal)
John his friend is going to the beach today
Lisa her friend has taken an English test
Either or
my sister my father will go to Jakarta tomorrow
father his daughter always plays badminton in the gymnastic every week

Catatan : Bila ‘noun’ kedua-nya itu berbentuk tunggal, maka ‘to be’ nya adalah ‘is’ bilamana berbentuk Present, dan ‘was’ bilamana
berbentuk Past. Bentuk tenses-nya pun bisa Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Simple Future, dll.

Contoh :

1. John is going to the beach. His friend is going to the beach today
2. My sister will go to Jakarta. My parents will go to Jakarta tomorrow
3. Lisa has taken an English test. Her friend has taken an English test
4. Father always plays badminton. His daughter always playa badminton in the gymnastic every week

Subject Verb complement Either Noun Or Noun complement

She will buy - medicine food -
The teacher gives the students either oral test or written test -
We will take - mathematics physics next semester

Catatan : verb dalam pola kalimat ini umumnya berbentuk Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future, Present Perfect.
Contoh :

1. She will buy medicine and she will also buy food
2. The teacher gives the students oral test and the teacher also gives the students written test
3. We will take mathematics and we will also take physics next semester

B. NEITHER … NOR …

plural noun (Kt. Benda Plural Verb (Kt.

Neither Noun Nor complement
Jamak) Kerja Jamak)
John his friends are going to the beach today
Bill his friends finish the test
Neither nor
Ted his friends have seen this movie
my sister my parents are at home

1. John is not going to the beach today; his friends are not also going to the beach today
2. Bill does not finish the test; his friends do not also finish the test)
3. Ted has not seen this movie; his friends have not seen this movie)
4. My sister is not at home; my parents are not at home)

Neither + Noun + Nor + singular noun + singular verbs

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(John is not going to the beach; Bill is not going to the beach today)]
Neither John nor Bill is going to the beach today
Karena ‘Bill’ tunggal, maka memakai ‘is’

(They have not seen this movie; Andry has not seen this movie)
Neither they nor Andry has seen this movie
Karena ‘Andry’ tunggal, maka menggunakan Aux. Verb ‘has’

(They don’t want to leave Bandung; She doesn’t want to leave Bandung)
Neither they nor she wants to leave Bandung
Karena ‘she’ orang ketiga tunggal, maka kata kerjanya ‘wants’

(Andy didn’t call Linda; Bill didn’t call Linda last night)
Neither Andy not Bill called Linda last night

(my sister is not at home; my brother is not at home)

Neither my sister nor my brother is at home

Subject + Be + Neither + Adjective + Nor + Adjective

(This book is not interesting; this book is not important)]

This book is neither interesting nor important

(The boy is not diligent; the boy is not attractive)

The boys is neither diligent nor attractive

Exercises:
Exercises:

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A. Change the sentences below using either……or

1. Lisa is going to spend the holiday on the beach. Cathy is also going to spend the holiday on the beach
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2. Linda has met her manager. Her friends have also met their manager
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3. He is going to buy some food. He is also going to buy some medicine
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4. Bill will apply for the work. Ben will also apply for the work
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5. Sally wrote the letter to her father. She also wrote the letter to her brother
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6. Maria is in the party. Her friends are also in the party
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7. Danny has to check his body. He has also to check his head once a week
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8. My sister passed from the medical test. Her friends also passed from the medical test
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9. Your father will angry with me. Your mother will be angry with me
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10. This computer didn’t work well. This new one also didn’t work well
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11. My father will sell his house. He will also sell his car
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12. She knows Math. She also knows Biology very well
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13. Albert played guitar. Martin also played guitar in the last show
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14. The robber stole a classic picture. He also stole an ancient watch
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15. Dr. Sally has operated the patient. Dr. Albert has also operated the patient
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B. Change the sentences below using neither…….nor.

1. John is not going to school. His friends are also not going to school
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2. Anna is not in the library. Lisa is not also in the library
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3. This house is not large. It is not also clean
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4. Bill can’t answer the questions. Cathy can’t also answer the questions
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5. Shinta will not take an English course. Amanda will not also take an English course
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6. Dany is not clever. His friends are not also clever
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7. John does not like coffee. He does not also like soft drink
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8. Bill isn’t good at Math. He isn’t also good at Biology
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9. Brian didn’t play volleyball. His friends didn’t also play volleyball
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10. Herman does not study in the college. He doesn’t also study in the university
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