SU1 Paired Conjunctions

At a formal dinner, you should _______ speak with your mouth full _______ make rude comments.

• either..or

• neither..nor

• not only..but

Good manners include _______ greeting people politely _______ thanking them.

• either..or

• neither..nor

• not only..but

Neither shouting nor _____ in the library is acceptable behavior.

• run

• running

• not running

One should either ____ attentively or ____ courteously during a conversation.

• listen / to respond

• listening / responding

• listen / respond

Not only ____ on the sidewalk unsanitary but also disrespectful.

• is spitting

• spitting is

• spitting

Public transportation requires that you either give up your seat for elders ___ keep the noise down.

• nor

• or

• and

Not only do we want to go...

• both my laptop and my cell phone on holiday.

• but we also have enough money.

• or we will have to hire somebody new.

• and I are coming next week.

He didn't say hello and he didn't smile.

• He neither said hello nor smiled

• He neither didn't say hello nor smiled

• He either said hello or smiled

• He didn't neither said hello nor smiled

John doesn't have a car. Sam doesn't have one either.

• John doesn't have a car neither Sam has a car

• Neither John has nor Sam has a car

• Either John nor Sam has a car

• Neither John nor Sam has a car.

Is that man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? It's one of those.

• Either Richard or Robert that man's name.

• That man's name is either Richard or Robert.

• That man's name is neither Richard nor Robert.