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1. Neither of us (is /are) married. 2. Both my father and I (was / were) at the concert yesterday. 3. Either my parents or my sister (cooks / cook) breakfast in the morning. 4. Both my friend and I (is /am / are) fond of music. 5. Either my friend or his parents (is / are) going on holidays. 6. Neither my mother nor my father (is / are) busy now. 7. Both girls and boys (likes / like) playing volley-ball. 8. Either my mother or I (goes / go) shopping. 9. Neither my sister nor her friends (has / have) a car.
III. H. Make sentences with both ... and..., neither... nor..., either... or....
e.g. Tom was late. So was Ann. - Both Tom and Ann were late.
l. I'm not fair and I'm not dark. 2. I haven't got the time to go on holiday. And I haven't got the money. 3. The film was very long. It was boring too. 4. He's not fat, but he's not slim. 5. The hotel wasn't clean and it wasn't comfortable. 6. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow. 7. The front of the house needs painting. The back needs painting too. 8. Alan doesn't smoke. And he doesn't drink.
III. I. Complete the sentences with both (of) / neither (of) / either (of)
e.g. There are 2 windows in the room. It was very warm so I had both of them open.
1. Do you want tea or coffee? -... I really don't mind. 2. Do you mind which sandwich I take? - No, take.... 3. Did you go to Scotland or Ireland for your holidays? - We went to... A week in Scotland and a week in Ireland. 4. Is today the 18th or the 19th?.... It's the 20th. 5. Can... you speak French? 6.... my parents is English. My father is Polish and my mother is Italian. 7.... these pullovers are very nice. l don't know which one to buy. 8 …. of us was having any luck. 9. There were excellent performances from … actresses. 10. … of the children were there. 11.… children were happy with their presents. 12.… these books have been recommended to us.
