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Either / Neither

Usage intermediate medium

Either = one of two; neither = not one and not the other.

Usage — Common choices, confusions and preposition errors.

Rules

1. either...or: You can have either tea or coffee. 2. neither...nor: Neither Ravi nor his brother came. 3. Either/neither of + plural noun, singular verb (formal): Either of the answers is correct. 4. Agreement with the nearer subject in either...or/neither...nor. 5. "Me neither" in replies: I don't like it. — Me neither. 6. neither + singular noun: Neither answer is right.

Explanation

"Neither" is already negative — do not add "not": "Neither of them came" (not "Neither of them didn't come").

हिंदी में

Either का मतलब दो में से एक, neither का मतलब दोनों में से कोई नहीं। Neither के साथ और नकारात्मक शब्द नहीं आता।

Examples

Neither answer is correct. — कोई भी उत्तर सही नहीं है।
Either Ravi or his friends are coming. — या तो रवि आ रहा है या उसके दोस्त।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"Neither of them didn't come.","correction":"Neither of them came.","note":"\"neither\" is already negative."}
{"mistake":"Neither Ravi or his brother came.","correction":"Neither Ravi nor his brother came.","note":"Pair is neither...nor."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Which sentence contains an error?

Neither of them is coming.
Either of the roads leads home.
Neither of the answers are correct.
Either you or he is wrong.

Answer: Neither of the answers are correct.

💡 Neither of → singular verb (is).

Q2. ___ of the two answers is correct; both are wrong.

Neither
Either
Each
Both

Answer: Neither

💡 Neither = not one and not the other.

Q3. You can take ___ the red pen or the blue pen.

either
neither
each
every

Answer: either

💡 Either = one of two.

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Topic	Level	What it covers
Singular / Plural	beginner	Making nouns singular and plural correctly.
Countable / Uncountable Nouns	elementary	Nouns you can count vs nouns you cannot.
Much / Many	elementary	Much for uncountable, many for countable.
Few / Little	intermediate	Few for countable, little for uncountable — with or without "a".
Some / Any	elementary	Some in positives and offers; any in negatives and questions.
Each / Every	intermediate	Each singles out; every groups all together.