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Either or Neither Nor

The document discusses the use of either/or and neither/nor in sentences. Either/or is used when referring to a choice between two possibilities, while neither/nor refers to the fact that two or more things are not true. The verb used with either/or and neither/nor should be singular if both subjects are singular, and plural if one of the subjects is plural. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper use of singular and plural verbs with either/or and neither/nor.

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Either or Neither Nor

The document discusses the use of either/or and neither/nor in sentences. Either/or is used when referring to a choice between two possibilities, while neither/nor refers to the fact that two or more things are not true. The verb used with either/or and neither/nor should be singular if both subjects are singular, and plural if one of the subjects is plural. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper use of singular and plural verbs with either/or and neither/nor.

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EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR

EITHER /OR used when referring to a choice between


two possibilities.
Examples :
We can either eat now or after the show.
Either Tom or Henry has lost the book.

NEITHER /NOR used when referring to the fact that two


or more things are not true.
Examples:
She speaks neither English nor French.
Chris wasn’t at the meeting and neither was her assistant.
Neither Chris nor her assistant was at the meeting.

Singular or Plural?
 Singular
If both subjects are singular , the verb is singular too.
Examples:
Either the father or the mother has to attend the meeting.
(Father and mother are singular so the verb “has” is singular
too.)
Neither Sally nor Nancy is going to write the report.
(Sally and Nancy are singular , so the verb “is” is singular too.)
 Plural
If one subject is plural , the verb is plural too.
Examples:
Either Sue or the girls are going to prepare dinner tonight.
(The girls is plural , so the verb ”are” is plural too.)
Neither the teacher nor the students were in the classroom.
(The students is plural , so the verb “were” is plural too.)
EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR
TEST - SINGULAR vs PLURAL
1. Neither Jeremy nor Sam is in the shop.

2. Neither the brushes nor the paints were on the tables.

3. Either an apple or a banana was in the bag.

4. Either Mary or her parents are going to pay the bill.

5. Neither John nor Anthony has arrived yet.

EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR TEST


1. I have neither a pencil nor a pen.

2. I don't have either a Facebook or a Twitter account.

3. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know either.

4. I don’t know what to do. Neither do I.

5. I don’t know what to do. Me neither.

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