Either .. Or
Either… or is a correlative conjunction. It is used as conjunction so we can express alternatives and/ or a choice between two things or people
Either indicates one out of a group of two.
Examples. ;
• It’s either me or her. You can’t have it both ways.
• You add either one or two cloves of garlic.
• Either dye or paints are used to color cloth.
•Either we make it better or we make it worse
•Either we take the chance or we look back in regret.
• You can have either vegetables or the salad.
• I’m not either going out for dinner or watching a movie.
• I’m not either seeing that film or reading a book tonight.
• Either take a shower now or get ready for bed later
•Either go on the trip or I’ll stay home.
Neither …. Nor
This structure, “neither … nor”, is used to connect the same kind of word or phrase in the sentence. Neither makes a negative statement about two people or things
Neither indicates zero out of a group of two.
We use neither with singular countable nouns to make a negative statement about two things or people.
Examples ;
• They can neither speak nor write French.
• Her sister is neither intelligent nor beautiful.
• You can have neither a pastry nor a cheesecake
• This novel is neither read by anyone nor seems interesting.
•That older man can neither walk nor talk properly.
• Neither the cruise nor the ship is suitable for this journey.
• He will travel neither by subways nor by flights.
• The train will come neither late nor early in Japan.
•Neither my elder brother nor my mother cooked food for today’s lunch
