Either / Neither / Both Exercises PDFSet 1: Both, Either and Neither: Basic Meaning

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.___ children are at school today — Jack and Emma.

a) Neitherb) Bothc) Eitherd) Every

2.There are two films on tonight. We can watch ___ one — you choose.

a) bothb) neitherc) alld) either

3.___ restaurant was good. The food was terrible at the first one and the second one.

a) Neitherb) Bothc) Eitherd) Each

4.I have two sisters and ___ live in London.

a) neitherb) eitherc) bothd) all

5.Would you like tea or coffee? — ___ is fine. I don't mind.

a) Bothb) Eitherc) Neitherd) Any

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

1.Both

2.either

3.Neither

4.both

5.Either

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

1."Both"(b)

'Both' means the two together. Jack and Emma are two children, and they are both at school. 'Both' + plural noun + plural verb.

2."either"(d)

'Either' means one or the other of two. The speaker is saying the other person can choose which film to watch. 'Either one' = whichever one you like.

3."Neither"(a)

'Neither' means not one and not the other. Both restaurants had terrible food, so neither was good. 'Neither' + singular noun + singular verb.

4."both"(c)

'Both' is used as a pronoun here meaning 'the two of them together'. 'Both' takes a plural verb ('live'). 'All' is not used for exactly two people.

5."Either"(b)

'Either' means one or the other — it doesn't matter which. The speaker is happy with tea or coffee. 'Either' + singular verb ('is').

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