2. WHEN THEY COMBINE THE SUBJECTS
OF TWO SENTENCES, THE VERB IS
ALWAYS PLURAL WITH BOTH…. AND.
WITH EITHER …….OR and
NEITHER ….NOR , THE VERB
DEPENDS ON THE SUBJECT CLOSER
TO THE VERB.
3. BOTH ….. AND
The fruit at the local market is cheap.
The fruit at the local market is fresh.
The fruit at the local market is
both cheap and fresh.
4. • My father is very interested in football, and
so is my brother.
• Both my father and my brother are very
interested in football.
5. • He is handsome. He is successful.
• He is both handsome and successful.
6. • Both Jane and Ed are coming with us.
• Either the teachers or the principal is
responsible for this.
• Either the principal or the teachers
are responsible for this.
7. • Neither Jill nor her parents are
coming to the party.
• Neither her parents nor Jill is coming
to the party.
8. EITHER ….. OR
• He found the money, or he stole it from
somewhere.
• He either found the money or stole it from
somewhere.
9. • You can pay in cash, or you can pay by
cheque.
• You can pay either in cash or by cheque.
10. • To get to our house, you can take the bus
or you can take the train.
• To get our house, you can take either the
bus or the train.
11. • She probably forgot our arrangement, or
she got lost.
• She either forgot our arrangement or got
lost.
12. NEITHER …….NORNEITHER …….NOR
She isn’t tall. She isn’t short.She isn’t tall. She isn’t short.
She isShe is neitherneither talltall nornor short.short.
Vicky doesn’t look like herVicky doesn’t look like her mothermother..
She doesn’t look like her father.She doesn’t look like her father.
Vicky looks likeVicky looks like neitherneither her motherher mother
nornor father.father.
13. The book wasn’t interesting and it wasn’tThe book wasn’t interesting and it wasn’t
informative, either.informative, either.
The book wasThe book was neitherneither interestinginteresting nornor
informative.informative.
14. • My children don’t like
vegetables. My husband
doesn’t either.
• Neither my children nor my
husband likes vegetables.
