* More examples
(1) Either you must improve your work or I shall dismiss you.
(2) --- Do you like reading books or watching TV?
--- Either will do.
(3) Neither John nor Tom knows how to go skiing.
(4) I tried two dresses, but neither fit me.
Part B: Fill in the blanks using the correct forms:
* Exercise one: Fill in the blanks with the right form of the given verbs:
(1) ______ (have) your classmates finished their homework?
(2) My friend and I _____ (want) to play outside after watching TV.
(3) Most of the students _____ (prefer) English to Mathematics.
(4) ___________ (have) all of the cake been eaten up?
(5) Collecting stamps _____ (be) one of his favorite pastimes.
(6) _____ (be) your family a big one?
(7) All my family _____ (get) up early in the morning.
(8) Neither his father nor his mother ______ (play) the piano.
(9) The remains of the old castle _____ (be) destroyed in World War Two.
(10) Not only Jim but also his Parents _____ (be) going to see you next Sunday.
Suggested answers: Have / want / prefer / have(has) / is / Is / get / plays / were / are
Part C: Multiple choice:
1. About eighty percent of the students in his class
______ below sixteen.
A. is B. are C. am D. be
2. There ______ a map of the world
and some pictures on the wall.
A. is B. are C. am D. be
3. A large quantity of water pipes
______ needed.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
4. How and why he ______ come to Princeton,
New Jersey ______ a story of struggle,
success and sadness.
A. had...was B. had... are
C. had... has D. had... have
5. Nobody but Jane and Mary ______ the secret.
A. know B. knows C. have known D. is known
Suggested answers: BABAB
Step 5 summary
Ask students to make sentences with the grammar we have learned in this unit as a revision as well as a summary.
Step 6 homework