Either, neither, and both are used when talking about two things or people. They have distinct meanings and grammatical patterns. Getting them right signals a confident intermediate level of English.
Practice
___ candidates were qualified for the position.
She speaksFrench and Spanish fluently.
Put the words in the correct order:
You can take ___ the bus or the train — they both go to the city center.
Either answeracceptable in this context.
Put the words in the correct order:
"Did you like the first or second proposal?" — "___, to be honest. I think we need a new approach."
Neither the manager nor the staffinformed about the changes.
Put the words in the correct order:
"Would you like tea or coffee?" — "___ is fine, thanks. I'm not fussy."
English and Spanish are widely spoken in the Americas.
of the candidates impressed the jury.
"Tea or coffee?" "is fine, thanks."
my phone nor my laptop is working today.
I likethe original film and the remake.
You can pay bycard or cash.
I have two options, butof them is cheap.
_____ my brother nor my sister lives at home now.
You can have _____ the soup or the salad.
_____ of us wants to go; we'd both rather stay in.
_____ the CEO and the CFO signed the contract.
There are two roads, but _____ of them leads to the village.