Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие


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Exercise 39. Complete the sentences using both, both of, either, either 
of, neither, nei ther of
1. “Have your parents got a car?”—”No, ______________ them can drive.”
2. They don’t like each other, and I don’t want to invite ____________ them 
to my party.
3. “What does ambidextrous mean?”—”It means to be able to use ____________ 
hands with equal skills.”
4. “Which of these shirts do you prefer?”—”I don’t really like ____________ 
them very much.”
5. “What’s the capital of Switzerland, Geneva or Zurich?” — “____________. 
It’s Berne.”


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6. We can go to _____________ restaurant as long as it isn’t too far from the 
city centre.
7. There are two ways to the city centre. You can go along the footpath by the 
river or you can go along the main road. You can go _____________way.
8. ____________these pullovers are very nice. I don’t know which one to buy.
9. ____________ her parents is German. Her father is Swiss, and her mother 
is Italian.
10. “Do you mind which cake I take?”—”No, take ____________.”
11. “Is today the 20
th
or the 21
st
?” — “ ______________. It’s the 19
th
.”
12. “Are they all studying at Cambridge?”—”No, _____________ is.”
BOTH ... AND… / EITHER ... OR … / NEITHER ... NOR …
Botheitherneither are used to link ideas in expressions which 
join nouns, 
verbs, or other parts of speech.
He both works and studies. (verb + verb)
She plays both tennis and squash. (noun + noun)
The film is both long and boring. (adjective + adjective)
You must either go straight away or wait till tomorrow. (verb + verb)
We’ll take either a single or a return ticket. (noun + noun)
That article is neither interesting nor instructive. (adjective + adjective)
Both Ann and Kate are going to major in Biology.
Either Max or my friends are planning to give a graduation party.
Neither Jane nor her brothers like sushi.
NOTE:
When the subjects are connected by either ... or / neither ... nor ..., the verb is 
usually plural. It is more formal to use the singular.
Neither the house nor its furnishings is/are new.

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