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"Both..And" / "Either...Or" / "Neither...Nor" - Quiz

A 10-question quiz for you to test your knowledge about the learned structures.

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1.

Write a short paragraph within 5 sentences about your best friend using one of the structures: "both...and" / "either...or" / "neither...nor"
2.

Both my brother and my friends _________________football.
- A.
  
  Loves
- B.
  
  Love
- C.
  
  Are love
- D.
  
  Will love
Correct Answer
B. Love

Explanation
both...and: always used with plural verb

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3.

Neither sugar nor fat __________________good for you.
- A.
  
  Is not
- B.
  
  Are not
- C.
  
  Is
- D.
  
  Are
Correct Answer
C. Is

Explanation
neither...nor: already NEGATIVE
fat (singular N) --> is

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4.

Either cycling or swimming is a good thing to do.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
swimming (singular N)

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5.

Both dogs and chickens are not domestic animals.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
both...and DO NOT used with NEGATIVE verbs

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6.

Either Alice or Danny (be)_________to he Disney land before.

Correct Answer
has been

Explanation
Closest noun: Danny --> singular verb

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7.

He is successful now because he both_______and _________.
- A.
  
  Hard-working
- B.
  
  Lazy
- C.
  
  Brusque
- D.
  
  Ambitious
- E.
  
  Option 5
Correct Answer(s)
A. Hard-working
D. Ambitious

Explanation
hard-working and ambitious are parallel in both...and structure.

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8.

Sarah likes neither_________nor__________. She prefers the countryside.
- A.
  
  Suburban
- B.
  
  Big cities
- C.
  
  Capital
- D.
  
  Villages
Correct Answer(s)
B. Big cities
C. Capital

Explanation
based on meaning

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9.

Neither this case nor those pencils (be) __________ in the cupboard.

Correct Answer(s)
are

Explanation
Pencils: plural noun ---> are

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"Both..And" / "Either...Or" / "Neither...Nor"

Write a short paragraph within 5 sentences about your best friend using one of the structures: "both...and" / "either...or" / "neither...nor"

Both my brother and my friends _________________football.

Neither sugar nor fat __________________good for you.

Either cycling or swimming is a good thing to do.

Both dogs and chickens are not domestic animals.

Either Alice or Danny (be)_________to he Disney land before.

He is successful now because he both_and ___.

Sarah likes neither_nor__. She prefers the countryside.

Neither this case nor those pencils (be) __________ in the cupboard.