1) My father was left to look after me all by himself (passive voice)
2) my mother died (Past simple)
"Either... or" переводится как "или... или" (используем, когда есть два несовместимых варианта), "both... and" переводится как "оба... и" (используем, когда есть два совместимых варианта), "Neither... nor" переводится как "ни... ни" (используем, когда нам не подходит ни один вариант).
1. In racing, you either win or lose. It depends on you. 2. Both hockey and biathlon are winter sports. 3. To be competitive in biathlon you need to both run well and shoot well. 4. The day before a competition, I eat chicken beef with rice, vegetables and fruit. You need full meals every three or four hours. (Здесь не будет уместна ни одна из данных конструкций) 5. Neither wrestling nor boxing is a team sport. 6. I'm going to be a professional athlete. I am — both competitive and self-confident. 7. You have to use either my equipment or Bob's. You can't take part in a race without it. 8. You need neither gym nor expensive equipment to exercise. All you need is self-discipline.
1) That house is empty. Nobody lives there.
2) Jack has a bad memory. He can’t remember anything.
3) Be quiet! Don’t say anything.
4) I didn’t know about the meeting. Noone told me.
5) “What did you have to eat? ”Nothing“. I wasn’t hungry.”
6) I didn’t eat anything. I wasn’t hungry.
7) Jenny was sitting alone. She wasn’t with anybody.
8) I’m afraid I can’t help you. There’s nothing I can do.
9) I don’t know anything about car engines.
10) The museum is free. It doesn’t cost anything to go in.
11) I heard a knock on the door but when I opened it there was noone there.
12) She spoke very fast. I didn’t understand anything.
13) “What are you doing this evening?” “Nothing. Why?”
14) Helen has gone away. Noone knows where she is. She didn’t tell anyone where she was going.
1)пассивный залог простое-past indenfinite.