Complete the sentences with either or, both and or neither nor.

1. _______________ Louise _________________ Edna will be at school today, because theyre

ill.
2. It doesnt matter where we study. We can ___________ meet here _________ at your
house.
3. There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought _____________ a blue pair _____________ a black
pair.
4. We didnt go out to dinner last night, as ______________ Greg _______________ I had
money.

Complete the sentences with either or, both and or neither nor.
1.
Guess what! Im coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit ________________ my
grandmother _______________ some of the colleges. And, of course, you! Id be able to see
2.
you ________________ on Friday evening _______________ on Sunday afternoon, so let me
3.
know which is better for you. Maybe we could even get together on ______________ Friday
____________ Sunday! That would be great! I cant wait to get away for the weekend Ive
4.
had lots of schoolwork and have had __________________ the time _______________ the
energy lately to go out and have a good time. See you in a few days!

Write a sentence to follow each original sentence. Use the correct form of the
words in brackets and either or, both and or neither nor. One sentence
can be written in more than one way.
1. This is a vegetarian restaurant. (they / serve / meat /
fish / here)

2. I want these coats, but I can only afford one. (buy /

grey /green)

3. Weve made all the final arrangements for our holiday.

(go / Jamaica / Martinique)
 Find out why some parents think that their teenage sons or daughters have
a lot in
common with cats. (Don't take it too seriously, though.)
1. ______________ cats ____________ teenagers turn their heads when you
call them.
2. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its
master. _______________ would you see a teenager in public with his or
her parents very often.
3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't _________.
4. _____________ cats ___________ teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours
without moving.
5. ______________ cats ______________ tenagers expect you to prepare the
food for them.
6. If you tell a joke, ________________ your cat ____________ your teen will
laugh about it.
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, _______________ cats
_______________ teenagers get frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't ________________.
9. ______________ cats _______________ teenagers roam outside and often
come home very late at night.
10. My conclusion: no matter if you have a cat or a teenager at home
_______________ cats ______________ teenagers all the same.

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. . Do not change the
meaning
of the original sentence.
1. She doesnt like hip-hop or heavy metal music. (neither / nor)
She likes
2. My grandparents have got a flat in the city. They have also got a house in the country.
(both / and).
My grandparents have
3. Im going to buy only one of these shirts. One is red, the other is blue. (either / or)
Im going to buy
4. Emily cant sing or dance well. (neither / nor)
Emily can
5. The new shopping centre has got a cinema. It has also got a health club. (both / and)
The new shopping centre
6. We could have lunch at home, but we could also go out to eat. (either / or)
We could
 Complete the sentences with either or, both and or neither nor.
1. ___Neither____ Louise _____nor______ Edna will be at school today, because theyre ill.
2. It doesnt matter where we study. We can __either__ meet here ___or___ at your
house.
3. There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought ___both___ a blue pair ___and____ a black pair.
4. We didnt go out to dinner last night, as ___neither___ Greg ___nor____ I had money.

Complete the sentences with either or, both and or neither nor.
1.
Guess what! Im coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit _____both________ my
grandmother ____and________ some of the colleges. And, of course, you! Id be able to see
2.
you ____either______ on Friday evening ______or_______ on Sunday afternoon, so let me
3.
know which is better for you. Maybe we could even get together on ____both______
Friday ____and_____ Sunday! That would be great! I cant wait to get away for the weekend
4.
Ive had lots of schoolwork and have had _____neither_____ the time _____nor_______
the energy lately to go out and have a good time. See you in a few days!

Write a sentence to follow each original sentence. Use the correct form of the
words in brackets and either or, both and or neither nor. One sentence
can be written in more than one way.
1. This is a vegetarian restaurant. (they / serve / meat /
fish / here)
1. either
They dont serve __Neither_____
meat or cats ____nor_____
fish here. / teenagers turn their heads when
They serve neither youmeat nor fish here.
call them.
2. I want these coats, but I can only afford one. (buy /
grey /green) 2. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its
master.
Im going to buy ___Neither____
either wouldor
the grey coat you see a teenager in public with his or
the
green one. her parents very often.
3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't _either_.
3. Weve made all the final arrangements for our holiday.
4. __Both_____ cats ___and_____ teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours
(go / Jamaica / Martinique)
We are going towithout
both Jamaica
moving.and Martinique.
5. ___Both______ cats ____and_______ tenagers expect you to prepare the
food for them.
Find out why
6. If some
you tellparents think that their
a joke, ___neither_____ your cat ____nor______ your teen will
teenage sons or daughters have
laugh about it. a lot in
common with cats. (Don't take it too seriously, though.)
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, ____either____ cats
____or_____ teenagers get frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't __either_____.
9. __Either____ cats ____or_________ teenagers roam outside and often
come home very late at night.
10. My conclusion: no matter if you have a cat or a teenager at home
___both_____ cats ___and______ teenagers all the same.
 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. . Do not change the
meaning
of the original sentence.
1. She doesnt like hip-hop or heavy metal music. (neither / nor)
She likes neither hip-hop nor heavy metal music.
2. My grandparents have got a flat in the city. They have also got a house in the country.
(both / and).
My grandparents have both a flat in the city and a house in the country.
3. Im going to buy only one of these shirts. One is red, the other is blue. (either / or)
Im going to buy either the red shirt or the blue one.
4. Emily cant sing or dance well. (neither / nor)
Emily can neither sing nor dance well.
5. The new shopping centre has got a cinema. It has also got a health club. (both / and)
The new shopping centre has got both a cinema and a health club.
6. We could have lunch at home, but we could also go out to eat. (either / or)
We could either have lunch at home or go out.