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Unit
Exercises 89

89.1 Complete the sentences with both/neither/either.
1 ‘Do you want tea or coffee?’ ‘ Either . I really don’t mind.’
2 ‘What day is it today – the 18th or the 19th?’ ‘ . It’s the 20th.’
3 a: Where did you go on your trip – Korea or Japan?
b: We went to . A week in Korea and a week in Japan.
4 ‘Shall we sit in the corner or by the window?’ ‘ . I don’t mind.’
5 ‘Where’s Lisa? Is she at work or at home?’ ‘ . She’s away on holiday.’
6 ‘Is it true that Kate speaks Spanish and Arabic?’ ‘Yes, she speaks fluently.’

89.2 Complete the sentences with both/neither/either. Use of where necessary.
1 Both my parents are from Egypt.
2 To get to the town centre, you can walk along the river or you can go along the road.
You can go way.
3 I went to Carl’s house twice, but times he wasn’t at home.
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 badly damaged.
6 I have two sisters and a brother. My brother is working, but my sisters are still
at school.

89.3 Complete the sentences with both/neither/either + of us / of them.
1 I asked two people how to get to the station, but neither of them knew.
2 I was invited to two parties last week, but I couldn’t go to .
3 There were two windows in the room. It was very warm, so I opened .
4 Sam and I often play tennis, but we’re not very good. can play well.
5 I tried two bookshops for the book I wanted to buy, but had it.

89.4 Write sentences with both … and … / neither … nor … / either … or … .
1 Chris was late. So was Pat. Both Chris and Pat were late.
2 He didn’t say hello, and he didn’t smile. He neither said hello nor smiled.
3 It was a boring movie. It was long too.
The movie
4 Joe doesn’t have a car. Sam doesn’t have one either.

5 Emily speaks German and she speaks Russian too.

6 Ben doesn’t watch TV and he doesn’t read newspapers.
Ben
7 Is that man’s name Richard? Or is it Robert? It’s one of the two.
That man’s name
8 I don’t have time to go on holiday. And I don’t have the money.
I have
9 We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow – whichever you prefer.
We

89.5 Complete the sentences with neither/either/none/any.
1 We tried a lot of hotels, but none of them had a room.
2 Sam has two sisters, but I haven’t met of them.
3 Emily has four brothers, but I haven’t met of them.
4 There were a few shops in the street, but of them was open.
5 Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey – have you been to of these countries?
6 I could meet you next Monday or Thursday. Would of those days suit you?
7 Mark and I couldn’t get into the house because of us had a key.

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