2024年11月25日 · Either/or and neither/nor are central parts of the English language. In this article, we provide examples and show how to use them properly. What’s the difference between either/or and neither/nor? Do you have difficulty using either/or and neither/nor?

We can use neither as a conjunction with nor. It connects two or more negative alternatives. This can sound formal in speaking: Neither Brian nor his wife mentioned anything about moving house. (Brian didn’t mention that they were moving house and his wife didn’t mention that they were moving house.)

Use Either/Or and Neither/Nor With Confidence. You can choose to use either “neither/nor” or “either/or” wherever you need them. Just remember this quick trick: “Either” and “or” both begin with vowels, so they go together. And “neither” and …

Either Or and Neither Nor. 1. Either/or – used in a sentence in the affirmative sense when referring to a choice between two possibilities: We can either eat now or after the show – it’s up to you. 2. Neither/nor – used in a sentence in the negative sense when you want to say that two or more things are not true;

2023年12月16日 · In English, we often use either or and neither nor. Either or is for choosing one thing or another. It’s like saying, “You can have this or that.” On the other hand, neither nor is used when you don’t want either option. It’s like saying, “I don’t want this and I don’t want that.”

2020年12月17日 · Use either-or to affirm the one or the other of two alternatives (I want either a cupcake or a muffin); use neither-nor to negate both alternatives (you can have neither a cupcake nor a muffin).

2022年6月19日 · We use either/or to affirm each of two possibilities, and we use neither/nor to negate them. For example, the sentence, “I want to eat either an apple or an orange” means that you want one of these two fruits, but you don’t know which one.