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Both, Neither, Either

 

1. Study the rule.

 

 

We use both, either, neither for two things.

Both means ‘the one and the other’. We can use it in the following structures:

e.g. We had two letters this morning, and both letters/both the letters/both of the letters are bills. The letters are both bills.

 

Either means ‘one or the other’, and neither means ‘not the one or the other’.

e.g. I haven’t met either twin/either of the twins.

 

We can use both, either and neither on their own.

e.g. The store has two lifts, and both are out of order/ neither is working.

 

 

2. Insert the proper words

 

Maria and Ivanka are __________ extremely rich. They are __________ daughters of industrialists. They __________ wear dresses which cost thousand of dollars, but __________ of them has ever been shopping alone. __________ child has ever been anywhere without her bodyguard. They __________ wish they could play in a public park rather than in their private gardens, but __________ of them can. They would prefer to go to school than to study at home. But they are not allowed to do __________. They __________ have villas, yachts and huge bank accounts, but __________ of them has a real friend.

 

3. Complete the sentences about Maria and Ivanka.

 

  1. __________ goes anywhere alone.
  2. __________ has ever been in a department store.
  3. __________ are in danger of being kidnapped.
  4. __________ has ever played in a park.
  5. __________ wear design clothes which cost thousand of dollars.
  6. __________ needs pocket money.
  7. __________ has ever been in a bus.
  8. __________ has ever made a friend of their choice.
  9. __________ would love to go to the cinema.
  10. __________ have servants and private teachers.

 

4. Which of the cities below do the following sentences refer to?
 
 

  London   Milan   New York   Rome   Manchester
 

 

 

 

  1. Neither is a capital city.
  2. Both of them are in America.
  3. None of them is in America.
  4. All of them are capital cities.
  5. They are both in Italy.
  6. They are all in Europe.

 

5. Complete the sentences about the cities.

 

  1. Birmingham and Manchester. __________ in Britain. __________ in Asia.
  2. Hong Kong, Singapore and Peking. __________ in Asia. __________ in Europe.
  3. Valencia and Hiroshima. __________ a capital city.
  4. San Francisco, Bangkok, and Canberra. __________ in Europe.
  5. Bangkok, Tokyo, and Athens. __________ capital cities. _________ in America.
  6. Marseilles and Lyons. __________ in France. __________ the capital of France.

 

6. There are two pubs in Brickfield, the White Horse and the Ship. Look at the information and then make up the sentences.

 

         The White Horse

 

Meals   Bar Snacks     Family Room

 

                          

The Ship

 

          Meals    Separate Restaurant

       Bar Snacks    Non-Smoking Area

 

 

  1. serve meals
  2. have a separate restaurant
  3. serve bar snacks
  4. have a family room
  5. allow pub games
  6. have live music
  7. have a non-smoking area

 

7. Insert the proper words.

 

  1. What colour shall we have? – I don’t mind. Pick __________ colour you like.
  2. Peter has two brothers, but he doesn’t speak to __________ of them.
  3. Would you mind waiting __________ minutes?
  4. We wrote all our answers on the blackboard but _________ of us was right.
  5. My life’s one mad rush. – So is __________.
  6. I’m glad I’ve run into you. I never see __________ else from our old gang. __________ of them seem to be around any more.
  7. I wish I didn’t have so __________ things to do at once.
  8. How many presents did you get on your birthday? –  __________ at all.
  9. These sofas come in two different styles. – I think __________ styles are rather old-fashioned. __________ of them is really what I want. I don’t like __________ of them , I’m afraid.
  10. We can’t paint it green or blue. __________ colour matches the walls.
  11. There were trees on __________ side of the street.
  12. __________ of the guests is here yet.
  13. We looked at two different houses but __________ of them were too small.
  14. Helen and Mark are well behaved, but please let me know if __________ of them misbehaves.
  15. Very __________ readers stay in the library after 9 p.m.

 

8. Translate from Russian into English.

 

  1. (Оба) my brothers live in London.
  2. (Никто) of his parents approves of his choice.
  3. We paid for our dinner (сами).
  4. (Угощайтесь) to this cake.
  5. (Ни одни) of the two brothers followed their father’s career.
  6. He doesn’t have (никого) to talk to.
  7. I met them long ago, so I don’t remember (никого) of them.
  8. ( Ни одна) of these two books interests me.
  9. I have never seen (ничего) like this before.
  10. We (оба) like tennis but (никто) of us likes football.
  11. (Ни один ) of the shoes fits.
  12. It’s a very simple puzzle. (Любой) can solve it.
  13. (Никто) of the students could possibly afford such a high rent.
  14. We can paint it green or blue. (Любой) colour matches the walls.
  15. He doesn’t look after (собой) properly.
  16. I saw (никого) of my friends there.
  17. I hardly know (кого-нибудь) here.
  18. He had two choices but he didn’t use (ни один) of them.
  19. These days people buy (меньше) newspapers than they used to.