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BOTH .. AND
EITHER.. OR
NEITHER  NOR
 WHEN THEY COMBINE THE SUBJECTS
OF TWO SENTENCES, THE VERB IS
ALWAYS PLURAL WITH BOTH. AND.
 WITH EITHER .OR and
NEITHER .NOR , THE VERB
DEPENDS ON THE SUBJECT CLOSER
TO THE VERB.
BOTH .. AND
The fruit at the local market is cheap.
The fruit at the local market is fresh.
The fruit at the local market is
both cheap and fresh.
 My father is very interested in football, and
so is my brother.
 Both my father and my brother are very
interested in football.
 He is handsome. He is successful.
 He is both handsome and successful.
 Both Jane and Ed are coming with us.
 Either the teachers or the principal is
responsible for this.
 Either the principal or the teachers
are responsible for this.
 Neither Jill nor her parents are
coming to the party.
 Neither her parents nor Jill is coming
to the party.
EITHER .. OR
 He found the money, or he stole it from
somewhere.
 He either found the money or stole it from
somewhere.
 You can pay in cash, or you can pay by
cheque.
 You can pay either in cash or by cheque.
 To get to our house, you can take the bus
or you can take the train.
 To get our house, you can take either the
bus or the train.
 She probably forgot our arrangement, or
she got lost.
 She either forgot our arrangement or got
lost.
NEITHER .NORNEITHER .NOR
 She isnt tall. She isnt short.She isnt tall. She isnt short.
 She isShe is neitherneither talltall nornor short.short.
 Vicky doesnt look like herVicky doesnt look like her mothermother..
She doesnt look like her father.She doesnt look like her father.
 Vicky looks likeVicky looks like neitherneither her motherher mother
nornor father.father.
 The book wasnt interesting and it wasntThe book wasnt interesting and it wasnt
informative, either.informative, either.
 The book wasThe book was neitherneither interestinginteresting nornor
informative.informative.
 My children dont like
vegetables. My husband
doesnt either.
 Neither my children nor my
husband likes vegetables.

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Either or-neither-nor-may 2013

  • 1. BOTH .. AND EITHER.. OR NEITHER NOR
  • 2. WHEN THEY COMBINE THE SUBJECTS OF TWO SENTENCES, THE VERB IS ALWAYS PLURAL WITH BOTH. AND. WITH EITHER .OR and NEITHER .NOR , THE VERB DEPENDS ON THE SUBJECT CLOSER TO THE VERB.
  • 3. BOTH .. AND The fruit at the local market is cheap. The fruit at the local market is fresh. The fruit at the local market is both cheap and fresh.
  • 4. My father is very interested in football, and so is my brother. Both my father and my brother are very interested in football.
  • 5. He is handsome. He is successful. He is both handsome and successful.
  • 6. Both Jane and Ed are coming with us. Either the teachers or the principal is responsible for this. Either the principal or the teachers are responsible for this.
  • 7. Neither Jill nor her parents are coming to the party. Neither her parents nor Jill is coming to the party.
  • 8. EITHER .. OR He found the money, or he stole it from somewhere. He either found the money or stole it from somewhere.
  • 9. You can pay in cash, or you can pay by cheque. You can pay either in cash or by cheque.
  • 10. To get to our house, you can take the bus or you can take the train. To get our house, you can take either the bus or the train.
  • 11. She probably forgot our arrangement, or she got lost. She either forgot our arrangement or got lost.
  • 12. NEITHER .NORNEITHER .NOR She isnt tall. She isnt short.She isnt tall. She isnt short. She isShe is neitherneither talltall nornor short.short. Vicky doesnt look like herVicky doesnt look like her mothermother.. She doesnt look like her father.She doesnt look like her father. Vicky looks likeVicky looks like neitherneither her motherher mother nornor father.father.
  • 13. The book wasnt interesting and it wasntThe book wasnt interesting and it wasnt informative, either.informative, either. The book wasThe book was neitherneither interestinginteresting nornor informative.informative.
  • 14. My children dont like vegetables. My husband doesnt either. Neither my children nor my husband likes vegetables.