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(1)Unit : Vocabulary A pack up evolve stuff be finished thick and thin detention pick B a good or bad times b The punishment of being kept at school after the other schoolchildren have gone home c Progress, develop gradually d Choose e To finish working or doing sth f To be no longer able to continue doing sth – to be tired or exhausted g A group of things, often with a description of their general type or quality Grammar : Liking words : Both … and …, Not only … but also …, Either … or, Neither … nor … Terms We call both … and, not only … but also …, either… or, neither … nor pair conjunctions or correlative conjunctions Parallel structures The same grammatical form should follow each part of the paired conjunctions Both + noun + and + noun/pronoun Both my sister and I went to Hoang Van Thu High School Not only + adj + but also + adj Trang is not only intelligent but also generous Not only + verb + but also + verb Minh not only saw the famous writer but also spoke to him Not only + Adj + but also + Adj Lan is not only beautiful but also intelligent Either + noun + or + noun + pronoun + pronoun Students can choose either English or French in this semester Either you or I am right Neither + verb + nor + verb Pronoun pronoun Adj Adj She had promised to visit me, but she neither came nor telephoned - Neither she nor her mother has seen this film before - That book is neither interesting nor useful Subject and verb agreement Two subjects connected by both … and … take a plural verb Both Tam and Dan work for an instruction company When two subjects are connected by not only … but also, either … or…, neither… nor…, the second subject determines the form of the verb Not only my parents but also my brother is on a trip to Ha Long Either the teacher or the students have to make a plan for the class newspaper Neither salt nor sugar is necessary for this dish Notes Not only… but also … can be replaced by not only … but … as well It is not only rainy but also windy in this season It is not only rainy but windy in this season as well Exercises A In each of the following sentences, there is an error Identify and correct it Lop11.com (2) Both my teacher praised my best friend and me Ha neither went to my party or told me the reason why I enjoy neither swimming nor go fishing Hoa not only helps me in my work but as well shares my happiness and sadness in life I prefer living in the country since it is not only quiet but also less traffic I love not only watching game shows but talk shows as well I love literature, so I will either become a literature teacher or a journalist Rice is both grown in the north and in the south of Viet Nam B Suply the correct form and tense of the verb in the parentheses Both the fridge and the air conditioner (not work) ………………… today Both my sister and I (never be) ………………… to Ha noi before Either my husband or I (have) ………………… to see the estate agent today Either Thuy or her friends (be going to) ………………… pick you up at the airport Neither Mrs Hoa nor her assistants (be) ………………… at the meeting yesterday Not only Trung but also his parents (be expected) ………………… to come to the ceremony Lop11.com (3)