Ôn thi THPTQG môn tiếng Anh - Chuyên đề 12: Cấu trúc song song (Parallel structures)

 PART 12 – PARALLEL STRUCTURES
 Both + N /V/Adj  and + N /V/ Adj : vừavừa (cả hai)
 Not only + N /V/Adj  but also + N /V/Adj : không những mà còn
 Either + N /V/Adj  or + N /V/Adj : hoặchoặc
 Neither + N /V/Adj  nor + N /V/Adj : khôngcũng không
 - Whether or not: có hay không
 - S + had + hardly + V3ed + when + S + V (QKĐ): vừa mới thì
 = Hardly (Barely/ Scarcely)+ had + S + V3ed + when + S + V (QKĐ)
 = No sooner + had + S + V3ed + than + S + V (QKĐ)
 - Prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing = Would rather + V0 + than + V0 : thích hơn
 Note: - Either S1 +or + S2 + V 
 - Neither S1 + nor + S2 +V (V chia theo S2)
 - Not only S1 + but also + S2 +V
 - Both S1 + and S2 → V chia số nhiều
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. ______ Linh ______ her sister like listening to pop music .
 A. Both – and B. Either – or C. Neither – nor D. Not only – but also
2. He hurt ___ her feelings ___ her dignity. This is unforgivable.
 A. both – or B. either – or C. neither – nor D. not only – but also
3. Neither my friend nor I _____ that movie.
 A. don’t like B. likes C. doesn’t like D. like 
4. ____he____I am likely to be present at the party because we are very busy with our work. 
 A. Either-or B. Neither-nor C. Both-and D. Not only-but also 
5. ____ the radio ____ the television works properly.
 A. Neither – nor B. Neither – or C. Either – nor D. Not – nor
6. He ____ could not come ____ did not want to.
 A. either – or B. neither – or C. either – nor D. nor – nor
7. The hotel is neither spacious ____.
 A. or comfortable B. nor comfortable C. or comfort D. nor comfort
8. Not ____ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
 A. even B. only C. at all D. always
9. He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health.
 A. nor B. or C. but D. also
10. Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly.
 A. works B. has worked C. work D. is working
11. Now women work both before ____ after having their children.
 A. or B. also C. nor D. and
12. John is very poor. He has ______ house ______ money.
 A. both – and B. either – or C. neither – nor D. not only – but also
13. ___ Ryan ___ Susie have disappointed me. They didn't come to my birthday party.
 A. Both – and B. Either – or C. Neither – nor D. Not only – but also
14. Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend.
 A. play B. plays C. were playing D. has played
15. I left it ____ on the table ____ in the drawer.
 A. either – nor B. neither – or C. either – or D. either – either
16. ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the party.
 A. Both - and B. Neither - nor C. Either - or D. Not only – but also PART 12 – PARALLEL STRUCTURES
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
33. Jill hasn’t seen this movie before. Neither have her parents. 
 A. Either Jill or her parents have seen this movie before. 
 B. Both Jill and her parents have seen this movie before. 
 C. Neither Jill nor her parents have seen this movie before. 
 D. Jill with her parents has seen this movie before. 
34. Tom goes to school by bicycle. His friends go to school by bicycle, too.
 A. Neither Tom nor his friends go to school by bicycle. 
 B. Both Tom and his friends goes to school by bicycle.
 C. Either Tom or his friends go to school by bicycle.
 D. Not only Tom but also his friends go to school by bicycle.
35.People should not throw rubbish in the park. People should not cut down the trees in the park.
 A. People should both cut down the trees and throw rubbish in the park 
 B. People should neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.
 C. People should not only throw rubbish but also cut down the trees in the park.
 D. People should either throw rubbish or cut down the trees in the park
Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 
36. I would rather to stay at home tonight than go to the cinema.
 A B C D
37. To live healthily we should stop smoking and drinking and to do exercise regularly.
 A B C D 
38. Neither John nor his family members enjoys their life in the city
 A B C D
39. Peter lost both his passport as well as his wallet at the bus station this morning.
 A B C D
40. On Sunday morning, I either go shopping or stay at home and reading books and magazines.
 A B C D