Determiners either, neither

Determiners	VerbsList	Tense
Voice	Narration	Preposition

Determiners either, neither

Table of Contents

• Articles A and AN
  
• Article The
  
• Few, a few, the few
  
• Little, a little, the little
  
• Much, many, some, any
  
• Each, every
  
• Either, neither
  
• Less, fewer

Determiners either, neither

Either

Either means selection of one out of two. It can also mean both.

Examples of either

1. You can leave either way. (=either this way or the other, but not both at a time)
2. She does not speak either of those languages. (=she cannot speak both the languages)
3. I can see apple trees growing on either side of the road. (=both sides)

Neither

Neither means selection of none out of two.

Examples of neither

1. I used both the pens but neither was very good.
2. Neither of them was invited to the party because of their unruly behavior.

Note: We have seen that neither means selection of none out of two. It does NOT mean more than two. Read the following:

• Girl: Would you like banana or apple?
  
• Boy: I like neither. I’m allergic to fruits.
  
  
• Girl: Would you like banana, apple or mango?
  
• Boy: I like none of those. I’m allergic to fruits. (=not I like neither as there are three items)

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TODAY'S QUESTION

Fill in the blanks with either, neither

_____ of the two boys could attend the classes today as they were asked to decorate the auditorium.
“Would you like juice or cold drinks?” _____ will do for me.

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