4519 determiners

INTERMEDIATE ___________________________________________DETERMINERS

BOTH OF / NEITHER OF

ALL OF / NONE OF

Tom is stupid. Susan is stupid, too
Both of them are stupid
I can’t speak Japanese. My brother can’t speak Japanese, either.
Neither of us can speak Japanese
Tom, Susan and Harry go out together
All of them go out together
My family don’t like playing golf
None of them likes playing golf

1.- Cats, dogs, birds and other animals are pets.
__________________________________________________
2.- My sister and I like music.
__________________________________________________
3.- I like apples and pears.
__________________________________________________
4.- I know Peter, Sally and her friends.
__________________________________________________
5.- I don’t smoke. My friends don’t smoke either.
__________________________________________________
6.- She hasn’t got fair hair. Mary hasn’t got fair hair, either.
__________________________________________________
7.- My glass is empty. Your glass is empty, too.
__________________________________________________
8.- Britain, France and Germany are countries.
__________________________________________________

9.- Elton John and Bon Jovi are singers.
__________________________________________________
10.- London and Liverpool aren’t in Scotland.
__________________________________________________
11.- I don’t like classical music. My friends don’t like classical music, either.
__________________________________________________
12.- I saw Peter and I saw John, too.
__________________________________________________
13.- Fruit, vegetables and salad aren’t fattening.
__________________________________________________
14.- I bought the bread and I bought the milk.
__________________________________________________
15.- Tom didn’t come. Harry didn’t come, either.
__________________________________________________


INTERMEDIATE ___________________________________________DETERMINERS

BOTH .................. AND

NEITHER ............. NOR

I like classical music and I also like pop music
I like both classical and pop music
I’m not tall and I’m not short
I am neither tall nor short

1.- Alex does not speak French and Rose does not speak French
____________________________________________________
2.- Susan speaks German and she also speaks Italian

____________________________________________________
3.- I’m not fair and I’m not dark
____________________________________________________
4.- He’s clever and he’s hard-working, too
____________________________________________________
5.- Harry is a very good swimmer and so is his brother
____________________________________________________
6.- Sheila didn’t come to the meeting and nor did Susan
____________________________________________________
7.- My purse isn’t in my handbag. It isn’t in the drawer, either.
____________________________________________________
8.- John isn’t fat, but he’s not slim, either
____________________________________________________
9.- Our village hasn’t got a bank or a post office
____________________________________________________
10.- Chris isn’t a reliable friend. Pat isn’t, either.
____________________________________________________
11.- I like fruit and I like vegetables, too
____________________________________________________
12.- My brother doesn’t smoke and my sister doesn’t smoke, either
____________________________________________________
13.- He signs and also composes his own songs
____________________________________________________
14.- Peter has got blue eyes, and so has his sister
____________________________________________________
15.- Hotel maids make beds and also clean rooms
____________________________________________________


INTERMEDIATE ___________________________________________DETERMINERS

EITHER … OR

NEITHER … NOR

You can eat either an omelette or a sandwich. There’s nothing else. (affirmative)
Neither my father nor my mother approves of my decision of moving to USA. (neg)
I will invite neither Susan nor her sister to my party. (negative)
I won’t invite either Susan or her sister to my party.(negative)

1. Vegetables aren’t fattening. Nor is fruit.
____________________________________________________________
2. She doesn’t dance very well. She doesn’t sing very well, either.
____________________________________________________________
3. John may be chosen as captain. Robert may be chosen as well.
____________________________________________________________
4. You may stay. You may leave as well. I don’t care.
____________________________________________________________
5. I’ll wear my black trousers. Or perhaps I’ll wear my new dress. I’m not sure.
____________________________________________________________
6.

She hasn’t bought the bread. She hasn’t bought the paper, either.
____________________________________________________________

7. She got a fine because she didn’t keep to the speed limit and she wasn’t wearing her seatbelt.
____________________________________________________________
8. You can spend the prize money buying a car. You can also go on a trip.
____________________________________________________________
9. I don’t know him and I don’t know his friends, either.

____________________________________________________________
10. We can wait for the bus. We can also take a taxi.
____________________________________________________________
11. She won’t give you the money back and she won’t even apologise for it.
____________________________________________________________
12. I haven’t seen “Titanic”. I haven’t seen “Gladiator”, either.
____________________________________________________________


INTERMEDIATE ___________________________________________DETERMINERS

BOTH .... AND

NEITHER .... NOR

EITHER .... OR

I’m not lazy and I’m not stupid, you know.
I am neither lazy nor stupid, you know.
I’m not either lazy or stupid, you know.
She likes dancing and she also likes singing.
She likes both dancing and singing.
You can invite John or you can invite Peter.
You can invite either John or Peter.

1.- Harry won’t win the match. Arthur won’t win the match either.
____________________________________________________________
2.- My mother cooks very well and she also does everything around the house.
____________________________________________________________
3.- You can take a day off on Monday, or you can take a day off on Tuesday.

____________________________________________________________
4.- He’s rich and he’s good-looking, too.
____________________________________________________________
5.- Harry is very keen on climbing and so is his brother.
____________________________________________________________
6.- My sister didn’t help me tidy my room, nor did my brother.
____________________________________________________________
7.- She’s not at home and she’s not in her office, either.
____________________________________________________________
8.- You can come with me or your sister can come with me. But only one of you.
____________________________________________________________
9.- Her house hasn’t got a garden. It hasn’t got a garage, either.
____________________________________________________________
10.- John isn’t married. Peter isn’t married, either.
____________________________________________________________
11.- At lunch time I eat fish or I eat meat.
____________________________________________________________
12.- My brother doesn’t live at home any longer. Nor does my sister.
____________________________________________________________
13.- He studies hard and he finds also time to practise sport.
____________________________________________________________
14.- I don’t know his name and I don’t know his address, either.
____________________________________________________________


INTERMEDIATE ___________________________________________DETERMINERS

KEY
PAGE 1
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

all of them are pets
both of us like music
I like both of them
I know all of them
None of us smokes
Neither of them has got fair hair
Both os them are empty
All of them are countries
Both of them are singers
Neither of them is in Scotland
None of us likes classical music
I saw both of them
None of them is fattening
I bought both of them
Neither of them came

PAGE 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

neither Alex nor Rose speaks French
Susan speaks both German and Italian
I’m neither fair nor dark
He’s both clever and hard-working
Both Harry and his brother are good swimmers
Neither Sheila nor Susan came to the meeting
My purse is neither in my handbag nor in the drawer.
John is neither fat nor slim
Our village has got neither a bank nor a post office
Neither Chris nor Pat is a reliable friend
I like both fruit and vegetable
Neither my brother nor my sister smokes

He both sings and composes his own songs
Both Peter and his sister have got blue eyes
Hotel maids both make beds and clean rooms

PAGE 3
1. Neither vegetables nor fruit is fattening
2. She neither sings or dances very well / She doesn’t either sing or dance very well
3. Either John or Robert may be chose as captain
4. You may either stay or leave
5. I’ll wear either my black trousers or my new dress
6. She’s bought neither the bread nor the paper / She hasn’t bought either the bread or the paper
7. She got a fine because she neither kept to the speed limit nor was wearing her seatbelt
8. You can spend the prize money either buying a car or going on a trip
9. I know neither him nor his friends / I don’t know either him or his friends
10. We can either wait for the bus or take a taxi
11. She will neither give you the money back nor apologise for it / She won’t either give you the money back or
apologise for it
12. I have neither seen “Titanic” not “Gladiator” / I haven’t seen either “Titanic” or “Gladiator”
PAGE 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

12.
13.
14.

Neither Harry nor Arthur will win the match
My mother both cooks very well and does everything around the house
You can take a day off either on Monday or on Tuesday
He’s both rich and good-looking
both Harry and his brother are keen on climbing
Neither my sister nor my brother helped me tidy my room
She is neither at home nor in her office / She isn’t either at home or in her office
Either you or your sister can come with me
Her house has got neither a garden nor a garage / her house hasn’t got either a garden or a garage.
Neither John nor Peter is married
At lunch time I eat either fish or meat
Neither my brother nor my sister lives at home any longer
He both studies hard and finds time to practise sport
I know neither his name nor his address / I don’t know either his name nor his address.