lesson 13
13.1
My friend doesn’t like either to walk or to watch TV. Both Boston and Philadelphia are beautiful cities. My mom asked to me to buy either the candies or ice-creams. Last year we went neither to Copenhagen nor Barcelona. She will bake either the cake or the pies. She made neither the meat nor the fish. Both I and my friends didn't like this film. They learn both German and French. Is this news didn’t surprise either you or your sister? Either you or your friend will go to Moscow tomorrow. I want neither coffee nor tea. Both the apples and the pears are tasty fruits. She wants to buy either TV or magneto phone. My granny doesn't like to go either the cinema or the theater. He hadn't either brothers or sisters.
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lesson 13
13.1My friend doesn’t like either to walk or to watch TV. Both Boston and Philadelphia are beautiful cities. My mom asked to me to buy either the candy or ice cream. Last year we went neither to Copenhagen nor Barcelona. She will bake either the cake or the pies. She made neither the meat nor the fish. Both I and my friends didn't like this film. They learn both German and French. Is This news didn’t surprise either you or your sister? Either you or your friend will go to Moscow tomorrow. I want neither coffee nor tea. Both the apples and the pears are tasty fruits. She wants to buy either TV or magneto cell phone. My granny doesn't like to go either the cinema or the theater. He don't have either brothers or sisters.
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"either" in the first sentence can be removed because "or" takes its place here.
You only pluralize "candy" and "ice cream" when referencing more than one brand of it usually. Even then, you would typically say "look at all the different candy/ice cream".
"Both" could be removed and it would sound just as correct, and be more colloquial. Having it in there, however, is fine as well.
"Is" is not needed here since "didn't" is acting as the same verb.
"Either you or your friend will go to Moscow tomorrow." - Sounds...odd. This is saying "you or your friend will go to Moscow tomorrow, but both of you cannot". Unless that's what you are meaning, I would remove the "either" as that's what gives it that "one or the other" reading.
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