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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

'Neither and either' exercise with correct form of verbs

Q1. Either Jessica or Ashley __________(visit) her grandparents once a month.
ANSWER: is visiting

Q2. Either the scanner or the painter __________(be) making strange noise.
ANSWER: is

Q3. Neither my cousins nor my grandmother __________(like) spicy food.
ANSWER: likes

Q4. Neither the students nor the teachers __________(want) a demolition of the old building.
ANSWER: want

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Hello anonymous, Your answers are correct except the first one. It seems a regular action to me. So you should use the present simple instead of "present continuous".

— Joseph A

  • Hello anonymous, Your answers are correct except the first one.
  • It seems a regular action to me.
  • So you should use the present simple instead of "present continuous".
  • It should have been as follows: Either Jessica or Ashley visits her grandparents once a month.
  • I think the present continuous is okay as well, but it implies that either Jessica or Ashley will visit her grandparents in the future once a month.
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Hello anonymous,

Your answers are correct except the first one. It seems a regular action to me. So you should use the present simple instead of "present continuous". It should have been as follows:

Either Jessica or Ashley visits her grandparents once a month.

I think the present continuous is okay as well, but it implies that either Jessica or Ashley will visit he

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