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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.
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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.)
