BOTH, NEITHER, EITHERGrammar

WORK IN PAIRS. LOOK AT THE PHOTO AND DECIDE WHETHER THE STATEMENTS BELOW ARE TRUE OR FALSE.

Both the mother and the daughter have curly hair. Neither of them has red hair. Both the father and

the mother have fair hair.

Neither the son nor the daughter is happy.

The father looks either Latino or Italian.

Both the daughter and the son are teenagers.

It is either spring or summer.

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WORK IN PAIRS. LOOK AT THE PHOTO AND DECIDE WHETHER THE STATEMENTS BELOW ARE TRUE OR FALSE.

Both the mother and the daughter have curly hair. TRUE Neither of them has red hair. TRUE

Both the father and the mother have fair hair. FALSE

Neither the son nor the daughter is happy. FALSE

The father looks either Latino or Italian. TRUE

Both the daughter and the son are teenagers. TRUE

It is either spring or summer. TRUE

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WORK IN PAIRS. LOOK AT SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WAY TO FINISH THE RULES BELOW.

Both the mother and the daughter have curly hair. Both the father and the mother have fair hair. Both the daughter and the son are teenagers.

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RULES for “both (… and)” • It refers to…

• 2 people / things • more than 2 people / things

• Its meaning is… • exclusive (one or the other)• inclusive (positive) • inclusive (negative)

• When it is part of the subject, the verb is…

• plural • singular

ANSWERS Both the mother and the daughter have curly hair. Both the father and the mother have fair hair. Both the daughter and the son are teenagers.

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RULES for “both (… and)” • It refers to…

• 2 PEOPLE / THINGS • Its meaning is…

• INCLUSIVE (POSITIVE) • When it is part of the subject, the verb is…

• PLURAL

WORK IN PAIRS. LOOK AT SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WAY TO FINISH THE RULES BELOW.

Neither of them has red hair. Neither the son nor the daughter is happy.

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RULES for “neither (… nor)” • It refers to…

• 2 people / things • more than 2 people / things

• Its meaning is… • exclusive (one or the other)• inclusive (positive) • inclusive (negative)

• When it is part of the subject, if the “second” subject (“daughter” in the example) is singular the verb is…

• plural • singular

ANSWERS Neither of them has red hair. Neither the son nor the daughter is happy.

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RULES for “neither (… nor)” • It refers to…

• 2 PEOPLE / THINGS • Its meaning is…

• INCLUSIVE (NEGATIVE)• When it is part of the subject, if the “second” subject (“daughter” in the example) is singular the verb is…

• SINGULAR

WORK IN PAIRS. LOOK AT SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WAY TO FINISH THE RULES BELOW.

The father looks either Latino or Italian. It is either spring or summer.

Image: photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

RULES for “either (… or)” • It refers to…

• 2 people / things • more than 2 people / things

• Its meaning is… • exclusive (one or the other)• inclusive (positive) • inclusive (negative)

• When it is part of the subject, if the “second” subject is singular, the verb is SINGULAR.

ANSWERS The father looks either Latino or Italian. It is either spring or summer.

Image: photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

RULES for “either (… or)” • It refers to…

• 2 PEOPLE / THINGS • Its meaning is…

• EXCLUSIVE (ONE OR THE OTHER)

• When it is part of the subject, if the “second” subject is singular, the verb is SINGULAR.