In this either and neither speaking practice activity, we are going to try to talk in a slightly less formal way.
.A.) Can you express the same ideas in the sentences below in different ways? Some options you could try:
– Use the negative form of either.
– Use less formal language. For example, replace ‘tolerate’ with the phrasal verb ‘stand for’.
B.) After you change each sentence, add a couple more sentences to fill out the context.
1.) Erin tolerates neither tardiness nor rudeness from her staff.
2.) These particular patrons eat neither shrimp nor octopus.
3.) What lovely weather here! It’s neither too hot nor too cold.
4.) The tourist was terrified of water, and didn’t want to get on the boat. His wife neither.
5.) Newfoundland is neither part of the mainland, nor part of the Maritimes.
6.) My travel companion hadn’t ever seen an iceberg before we ventured to the pier today. Me neither!
7.) If you don’t have an inclination to go whale watching this morning, than I don’t either.
8.) Neither of the fishermen were accustomed to being presented with gifts from tourists. They were pleased.
