Using Either or and Neither nor, Definition and Example Sentences

Using Either or and Neither nor, Definition and Example Sentences

Using Either … or

• Either refers to any one of the two things or people.
• Either is always considered singular in a sentence.
• Either… or is a correlative conjunction. We use either … or for connect things which are the same types, phrases, clauses or words.

 

Example Sentences

• Either he or she cooks dinner.
• Either Mark or Samuel will go.
• You can either come with me now or walk home.
• They don’t have enough time. They can either have breakfast or have a shower.

Using Neither .. nor

• Neither is used as a conjunction.
• 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.

Example Sentences

• Neither Mark nor his wife is very tall.
• My sister neither drinks norsmokes.
• Neither my friends nor the bookstore has the book.
• Neither the employees nor the boss was at work.