88.1 Complete the sentences with both/neither/either.
1. 'Do you want tea or coffee?' '_Either._ of them I really don't mind.'
2. 'What day is it today--the I 8th or the 19th? '---. It's the 20th.'
3. 'There are two sandwiches here. Do you mind which I take?' 'No, take ---.'
4. A: Where did you go for your holidays - Scotland or Ireland?
B: We went to --- A week in Scotland and a week in Ireland.
5. 'When shall I phone you, morning or afternoon? '---. I'll be in all day.'
6. 'Where's Kate? Is she at work or at home?' '---. She's away on holiday.'
88,2 Complete the sentences with both/neither/either. Use of where necessary.
1. _Both (of)_ my parents are from London.
2. To get to the town centre, you can go along the footpath by the river or you can go along the road. You can go --- way.
3. I tried twice to phone George but --- times he was out.
4. --- Tom's parents is English. His father is Polish and his mother is Italian.
5. I saw an accident this morning. One car drove into the back of another. Fortunately --- driver was injured but --- cars were quite badly damaged.
6. I've got two sisters and a brother. My brother is working but --- my sisters are still at school.
88.3 Complete the sentences with both/neither/either of us/them.
1. I asked two people the way to the station but _neither of them_ could help me.
2. I was invited to two parties last week but I didn't go to ---.
3. There were two windows in the room. It was very warm, so I opened ---.
4. Sarah and I play tennis together regularly but --- can play very well.
5. I tried two bookshops for the book I wanted but --- had it.
88.4 Write sentences with both... and.../neither... nor.../either... or...
1. Tom was late. So was Ann. Both Tom and Ann were later.
2. She didn't write and she didn't phone. She neither wrote nor phoned.
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3. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol. Both ---
4. George doesn't smoke and he doesn't drink ---
5. Jim hasn't got a car. Carol hasn't got a car either ---
6. It was a very boring film. It was very long too. The film ---
7. Is that man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? It's one of the two.
That man's name ---
8. I haven't got time to go on holiday. And I haven't got the money.
I've got ---
9. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow - whichever you prefer.
We ---
88.5 Complete the sentences with neither/either/none/any.
1. We tried a lot of hotels but none of them had any rooms.
2. I took two books with me on holiday but I didn't read --- of them.
3. I took five books with me on holiday but I didn't read ---them.
4. There are a few shops at the end of the street but --- of them sell newspapers.
5. You can phone me at --- time during the evening. I'm always at home.
6. I can meet you on the 6th or 7th. Would --- of those days be convenient for you?
7. John and I couldn't get into the house because --- of us had a key.
8. There were a few letters this morning but --- of them were for me.