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Sentence structure

83 both ... and, neither... nor

• Maria comes from Colombia. Felipe also comes from Colombia.
Maria and Felipe both come from Colombia. Both Maria and Felipe come
from Colombia.

• The police couldn't catch him. The army couldn't catch him. Neither the
police nor the army could catch him.

Practice

Rewrite the two sentences as one sentence using both ... and or neither ... nor.
1 Greg likes surfing. Liz likes surfing.
Both Greg and Liz like surfing. Or: Greg and Liz both like surfing.
2 The house wasn't attractive. The garden wasn't attractive.

Neither the house nor the garden were attractive.
3 The food was terrible. The service was terrible too.

4 Angela played the piano. Lucy also played the piano.

5 Jessica wasn't at home. Chloe wasn't at home.

6 His family didn't know about his accident. His friends didn't know

about his accident.

7 Eagles hunt small animals. Wolves hunt small animals.

8 The film is very funny. The book is also very funny.

9 The beach isn't far away. The shops aren't far away.

10 Japan has a lot of earthquakes. California has a lot of earthquakes.

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