Complete the sentences with either, neither or none. 1. ... of my friends are keen on football.
2. I have got two sisters. They like music, but ... of them can play the piano.
3. Tom has got a dog, but ... of his friend do.
4. Both the boys are talkative. ... of them is hard-working.
5. ... of my seven brothers are coach potato.
Explanation: This means that none of my friends are interested in football. We use "neither" when there are two things/people being talked about and we are negating both of them.
2. I have got two sisters. They like music, but neither of them can play the piano.
Explanation: This means that both of my sisters are interested in music, but neither of them can play the piano. Again, we use "neither" when there are two things/people being talked about and we are negating both of them.
3. Tom has got a dog, but none of his friends do.
Explanation: This means that Tom has a dog, but his friends do not have any dogs. We use "none" when there are more than two things/people being talked about and we are negating all of them.
4. Both the boys are talkative. None of them is hard-working.
Explanation: This means that both of the boys are talkative, but neither of them is hard-working. Here, we use "none" to negate the statement about the boys being hard-working.
5. None of my seven brothers are coach potatoes.
Explanation: This means that all of my seven brothers are not coach potatoes. We use "none" when there are more than two things/people being talked about and we are negating all of them.