江苏省太仓市第二中学九年级英语上册课件：Unit 1 Grammar 2

• both … and … 既……又…… • not only … but also …不仅……而且…… • either … or … 要么……要么…… • neither … nor …既不……也不……
We can use these conjunctions to connect the same part of two sentences to avoid repetition.
football. I think he can be (2)_e_it_h_e_r_ a PE teacher __o_r_ a football player.
Suzy: Do you think David and Lisa can be artists?
Amy: They are very organized, but artists
Amy: I think Millie would make an excellent
teacher. She’s (1) _n_o_t_o_n_l_y_ willing to work with children _b_u_t__a_ls_o_ patient
with them. Suzy: What about Simon? Amy: He’s active and good at playing
Not only Feynman but also Joe is five years old.
Duoduo is from China. Beier is also from China.
Neither Duoduo nor Beier is from Malaysia.
You can call him either Yang Wenchang or Yang Yangyang.
should be creative. (3) N__e_it_h_e_r David’s __n_o_r_ Lisa’s personality (4)__is__(be)
suitable for being an artist, I’m afraid. Suzy: Who can be a manager?
D. Neither；nor
2. _____ men ____ animals can live without air.
A. Both… and
B. Either… or
C. So …. That
√D. Neither… nor
3. Not only Jim but also Tom _____ not here.
e.g.
• Either Simon or David __i_s__(be) ready to
take on new challenges.
• Neither Millie nor her friends _k_n_o_w__(know)
about types of personality.
Neither
interested in traveling.
⑥ Both Kate and I __a_r_e_(be) ready for
the picnic now.
Homework
1. Revise what we learnt in Grammar B.
2. Finish the relevant exercises.
Choose the right answers.
1. ______ Lily ______ Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.
A. Not only；but also C. Both；and√B. Either；or
② Both your father and your mother
__p_la_y____(play) the piano well. ③ Either he or we __a_r_e___(be) right.
④ Neither the students nor the teacher
es____(e) to school by car every day. ⑤ Not only Tom but also I __a_m__ (be)
But the verb from after not only … but also …, either … or … and neither … nor … can be plural or singular, depending on the subject closer to the verb. (就近原则)
Amy: (5)_B_o_t_h_ Billy _a_n_d__ Paul (6)_a_r_e_(be)
very confident and energetic. I think they can be managers. Suzy: How can I learn about jobs and personalities?
Summary
• We use both … and … to emphasize that
something is true not just of one person, thing or situation, but of another too.
• We use not only … but (also) … to add
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Have you watched the program? How much do you know about them?
Both dads and their children take part in the show.
Feynman is five years old. Joe is five years old too.
another fact to something you have mentioned.
• We use either … or … to mean one or
the other, this or that, he or she, etc.
• We use neither … nor … to mean not
this one and not the other, not this and not that, not he and not she, etc.
Attention
When we use the conjunctions to connect two subjects, the verb form after both … and … is always plural.
Amy’s family
nor
Both
and
Either
or
or
not only but also
either
Amy’s classmates
Amy: I have learnt about jobs and personalities recently.
Suzy: Really? What jobs do you think our classmates can do in the future?
Amy: You can read about them (7)_e_i_th_e_r__ from some books _o_r_ on the Internet.
Interview
Work in groups. Talk about what jobs your group members can do in the future. Use Part B2 on Page 14 as a model.
3. Preview Integrated skills.
They both went to Shanghai last week.
√ A. are B. were C. is
D. was
Fill in the blanks with the right words. ① Neither Jim nor Sam __h_a_s___(have)
the ticket for the film.