Both, either, neither

Question 1

Both=

Answer 1

A and B (the two things or people)

Question 2

Either=

Answer 2

A or B (one thing/person or the other thing/person)

Question 3

Neither=

Answer 3

not A and not B (zero out of two things or people)

Question 4

Both / either / neither + noun

Answer 4

We can use both/either/neither + noun. Note that we use both + plural noun and either/neither + singular noun.

Question 5

I like ___ cars.

Answer 5

I like both cars.

Question 6

You can park on ___ side of the street.

Answer 6

You can park on either side of the street.

Question 7

___ parent was at the meeting.

Answer 7

Neither parent was at the meeting.

Question 8

Both (of) / either of / neither of

Answer 8

We can use both (of) / either of / neither of + the/these/my/her/Peter’s/etc. + noun

Question 9

___ (___) your parents are really nice

Answer 9

Both (of) your parents are really nice

Question 10

___ ___those two dates is perfect for the wedding. (=We can choose one or the other)

Answer 10

Either of those two dates is perfect for the wedding. (=We can choose one or the other)

Question 11

___ ___ the tennis players had a great game.

Answer 11

Neither of the tennis players had a great game.

Question 12

Note that we don’t need ___ after both.

Answer 12

Note that we don’t need of after both.

Question 13

___ ___ your parents are really nice. = ___ your parents are really nice.

Answer 13

Both of your parents are really nice. = Both your parents are really nice.

Question 14

We can use both of / either of / neither of + us/you/them

Question 15

___ ___ them did very well in the exam.

Answer 15

Both of them did very well in the exam.

Question 16

Can ___ ___ ___ give me a coin for the vending machine?

Answer 16

Can either of you give me a coin for the vending machine?

Question 17

___ ___ us knows the truth.

Answer 17

Neither of us knows the truth.

Question 18

Both / either / neither (without a noun)

Answer 18

Both / either / neither (without a noun)

Question 19

A: Do you speak French or Spanish? B: I speak ___.

Answer 19

A: Do you speak French or Spanish? B: I speak both.

Question 20

A: Do you want tea or coffee? B: ___.I don’t mind.

Answer 20

A: Do you want tea or coffee? B: Either. I don’t mind.

Question 21

A: Which car do you prefer? B: ___. I think both of them are horrible.

Answer 21

A: Which car do you prefer? B: Neither. I think both of them are horrible.

Question 22

Both … and …/ either … or … / neither … nor …

Answer 22

We can say both … and …/ either … or … / neither … nor … to mention the two things or people that we are talking about.

Question 23

She ate ___ the rice ___ the meat.

Answer 23

She ate both the rice and the meat.

Question 24

___ Susan ___ Peter helped me with my report.

Answer 24

Both Susan and Peter helped me with my report.

Question 25

You need to speak one foreign language, ___ Spanish ___ French.

Answer 25

You need to speak one foreign language, either Spanish or French.

Question 26

You can ___ wait here ___ go home.

Answer 26

You can either wait here or go home.

Question 27

I like ___ maths ___ physics.

Answer 27

I like neither maths nor physics.

Question 28

He ___ called ___ texted.

Answer 28

He neither called nor texted.

Question 29

Remember this!

Answer 29

Use either and neither with a singular verb.

Question 30

___ candidate is good.

Answer 30

Either candidate is good.

Question 31

___ ___ the candidates is good.

Answer 31

Neither of the candidates is good.

Question 32

not) ___= ___

Answer 32

not) either= neither.

Question 33

I don’t like ___ ___ the options. = I like ___ ___ the options.

Answer 33

I don’t like either of the options. = I like neither of the options.

Question 34

The word ___ is negative, so we use it with positive verbs.

Answer 34

The word neither is negative, so we use it with positive verbs.

Question 35

Neither John nor Paula ___ come (can)

Answer 35

Neither John nor Paula can come

Question 36

We also use the word ___ with positive verbs. We can only use ___ with negative verbs

Answer 36

We also use the word both with positive verbs. We can only use either with negative verbs

Question 37

I ___ ___ either of the pictures (no like)

Answer 37

I didn’t like either of the pictures