Pronouns & AgreementBIntermediate

Either, Neither & Both

Either — One or the Other

Use either to mean "one or the other (but not both)" when giving a choice between two options. As a determiner it takes a singular noun and singular verb: "Either option is fine." In the correlative "either… or…", the verb agrees with the noun closest to it.

Either — One or the Other

Use either to mean "one or the other (but not both)" when giving a choice between two options. As a determiner it takes a singular noun and singular verb: "Either option is fine." In the correlative "either… or…", the verb agrees with the noun closest to it.

Practice

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:

Click words from the bank to place them here

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Neither — Not One and Not the Other