islcollective worksheets preintermediate a2 intermediate b1 adults high school writing conjunctions aka connectives eg 17403595395602ca72505c77 60068013

Complete the sentences with either… or, both … and or neither … nor.
1. _______________ Louise _________________ Edna will be at school today, because
they’re ill.
2. It doesn’t matter where we study. We can ___________ meet here _________ at your
house.
3. There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought _____________ a blue pair _____________ a black
pair.
4. We didn’t go out to dinner last night, as ______________ Greg _______________ I had
money.

Complete the sentences with either… or, both … and or neither … nor.
Guess what! I’m coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit

1.

________________ my

grandmother _______________ some of the colleges. And, of course, you! I’d be able to see you
2.

________________ on Friday evening _______________ on Sunday afternoon, so let me

know which is better for you. Maybe we could even get together on

3.

______________ Friday

____________ Sunday! That would be great! I can’t wait to get away for the weekend – I’ve had
lots of schoolwork and have had

4.

__________________ the time _______________ the

energy lately to go out and have a good time. See you in a few days!
1. This is a vegetarian restaurant. (they / serve / meat /
Write
a sentence to follow each original sentence. Use the correct form of the words in
fish
/ here)
brackets and either… or, both … and or neither … nor. One sentence can be written in
more than one way.
2. I want these coats, but I can only afford one. (buy /
grey /green)

3. We’ve made all the final arrangements for our holiday.
(go / Jamaica / Martinique)


Find out why some parents think that their teenage sons or daughters have a lot in
common with cats. (Don't take it too seriously, though.)
1.

______________ cats ____________ teenagers turn their heads when
you
call them.

2. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its
master. _______________ would you see a teenager in public with his or
her parents very often.

3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't _________.
4.

_____________ cats ___________ teenagers can lie on the sofa for
hours
without moving.

5. ______________ cats ______________ tenagers expect you to prepare
the
food for them.
6. If you tell a joke, ________________ your cat ____________ your teen
will
laugh about it.
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, _______________ cats
_______________ teenagers get frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't ________________.
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. . Do not change the meaning
of the original sentence.
1. She doesn’t like hip-hop or heavy metal music. (neither / nor)
She likes…
2. My grandparents have got a flat in the city. They have also got a house in the country. (both /
and).
My grandparents have…
3. I’m going to buy only one of these shirts. One is red, the other is blue. (either / or)
I’m going to buy…


4. Emily can’t sing or dance well. (neither / nor)
Emily can…
5. The new shopping centre has got a cinema. It has also got a health club. (both / and)

The new shopping centre…
6. We could have lunch at home, but we could also go out to eat. (either / or)
We could…

Complete the sentences with either… or, both … and or neither … nor.
1. ___Neither____ Louise _____nor______ Edna will be at school today, because they’re ill.
2. It doesn’t matter where we study. We can __either__ meet here ___or___ at your house.
3. There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought ___both___ a blue pair ___and____ a black pair.
4. We didn’t go out to dinner last night, as ___neither___ Greg ___nor____ I had money.

Complete the sentences with either… or, both … and or neither … nor.
Guess what! I’m coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit

1.

_____both________ my

grandmother ____and________ some of the colleges. And, of course, you! I’d be able to see you
2.

____either______ on Friday evening ______or_______ on Sunday afternoon, so let me know

which is better for you. Maybe we could even get together on

3.

____both______ Friday

____and_____ Sunday! That would be great! I can’t wait to get away for the weekend – I’ve had
lots of schoolwork and have had

4.

_____neither_____ the time _____nor_______ the energy

1.lately
Thistoisgoaout
vegetarian
/ serve
/ days!
meat /
and have restaurant.
a good time. (they
See you
in a few
fish / here)
They don’t serve either meat or fish here. /
Write a sentence to follow each original sentence. Use the correct form of the words in
They serve
meat
fish
brackets
andneither
either…
or, nor
both
… here.
and or neither … nor. One sentence can be written in
more than one way.
2. I want these coats, but I can only afford one. (buy /

grey /green)
I’m going to buy either the grey coat or the green
one.
3. We’ve made all the final arrangements for our holiday.
(go / Jamaica / Martinique)
We are going to both Jamaica and Martinique.


Find out why some parents think that their teenage sons or daughters have a lot in
common with cats. (Don't take it too seriously, though.)
1. __Neither_____ cats ____nor_____ teenagers turn their heads when you
call them.
2. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its
master. ___Neither____ would you see a teenager in public with his or
her parents very often.
3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't _either_.
4. __Both_____ cats ___and_____ teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours
without moving.
5.

___Both______ cats ____and_______ tenagers expect you to prepare
the
food for them.

6. If you tell a joke, ___neither_____ your cat ____nor______ your teen will
laugh about it.
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, ____either____ cats
____or_____ teenagers get frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't __either_____.
9. __Either____ cats ____or_________ teenagers roam outside and often

come home very late at night.
10. My conclusion: no matter if you have a cat or a teenager at home –
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. . Do not change the meaning
of the original sentence.
1. She doesn’t like hip-hop or heavy metal music. (neither / nor)
She likes… neither hip-hop nor heavy metal music.
2. My grandparents have got a flat in the city. They have also got a house in the country. (both /
and).
My grandparents have… both a flat in the city and a house in the country.


3. I’m going to buy only one of these shirts. One is red, the other is blue. (either / or)
I’m going to buy… either the red shirt or the blue one.
4. Emily can’t sing or dance well. (neither / nor)
Emily can… neither sing nor dance well.
5. The new shopping centre has got a cinema. It has also got a health club. (both / and)
The new shopping centre… has got both a cinema and a health club.
6. We could have lunch at home, but we could also go out to eat. (either / or)
We could… either have lunch at home or go out.