Question

Repeat of the example:

Do you want coffee or chocolate?
a) Either. I don’t mind.
b) I don’t want either.
c) I don’t want either coffee or chocolate.
d) Neither.
e) I want neither coffee nor chocolate.

1. Do you like to read prose or poetry?
a) ________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________
c) ________________________________________________________
d) ________________________________________________________
e) ________________________________________________________


2. Will you buy books or magazines?
a) ________________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________
c) _______________________________________________________
d) _______________________________________________________
e) _______________________________________________________

3. Would you choose samba or rock-and- roll?
a) _______________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________
c) _______________________________________________________
d) _______________________________________________________
e) _____

Answer 1

Resposta:

⇒⇒ Either - neither - neither...nor

1. Do you like to read prose or poetry?

a) Either. I don’t mind.

b) I don’t like either.

c) I don’t  like either prose or poetry.

d) Neither.

e) I like neither prose nor poetry.

2. Will you buy books or magazines?

a) Either. I don’t mind.

b) I don’t buy either.

c) I don’t  buy either books or magazines.

d) Neither.

e) I buy neither books nor magazines..

3. Would you choose samba or rock-and- roll?

a) Either. I don’t mind.

b) I don’t choose either.

c) I don’t  choose either samba or rock-and-roll.

d) Neither.

e) I choose neither samba nor rock-and-roll.

Explicação:

Either...or >>> usado quando a situação implica escolha entre duas coisas.

Exemplos:

You can go to either New York or California.

You can eat either  icecream or cake.

Either >>> usado em situações de escolha onde tanto faz qualquer uma das opções. Tem sentido de ''qualquer um'' ou ''ambos'' em frases afirmativas e ''nenhum'' em frases negativas.

Exemplos:

Do you want tea or coffee? - Either, I don't mind.

What do you prefer: History or Geography?  - I don't like either.

Either >> usado em frases negativas para concordar com alguém

Exemplos:

I don't like rock. - I don't like it either.

I will not buy anything today. - I won't either.

Neither >>> usado sozinho para negar as opções oferecidas.

Exemplos:

Which do you want: coffee or tea? - Neither, thanks.

Which do you want to study now: Physics or Math. - Neither. I'm tired.

Neither >>> usado no sentido de ''também não''. Na frase não pode haver outra negativa (not, don't, wasn't...)

Exemplos:

I don't like coffee. - Neither do I

My friend won't to it. -  Neither will I.

Me neither - usado em contextos informais.

Exemplos:

I don't like horror movies. - Me neither.

I don't want to leave now. - Me neither.

Neither ... nor >> usado no sentido de ''nem isso...nem aquilo''

Exemplos:

Neither Jimmy nor Paul are studying for the tests.

Neither Kansas nor California are immune  to earthquakes.