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Neither / Either
Message from san99 posted on 12-06-2012 at 01:53:47 (D | E | F)
Hello,

Sometimes I feel little confused with the use of neither and either, I am writing a few sentences below for you to check. I will appreciate if you read these sentences and feed me with your feedback, correction, review, and critiques.
Thank you very much for helping me
SAN

Either and Neither
John Watson either has a black dog or a purple parrot.
You can either have a white robe or a black maxi.
Neither I nor Maya loves watching suspense movies.
Neither Tom nor Etsy came to my party last day.
She was either having a coffee or a black tea.
She wants to either go for shopping in the mall or relax in a public park.

Neither Yasir nor Ashar found the keys of my magic box.
Either of you can jump over the wall.
Neither of you will pass this test.
He speaks either English or French.
He speak neither English nor French, his mother tongue is Persian.
I will neither help you nor go with you to the police station.
Either you stop calling on my cell phone or I will call 911.
Neither of us could drive to the town.
Neither of them will catch the bus on time.

I don’t like apples. Neither do I or me neither.
She is not interested in talking to you. Neither am I.
She doesn’t like potatoes. Neither do I.
Bring me either coffee or bread.
What would you like to take coffee or take? Either is suitable to me.
She isn’t ready to go out of the town. Now are we.
When will you come to see me Thursday or Friday? ( What should I say??) I can come either day????
Whose mistake caused that road accident? Neither of them was responsible for it.
He neither replied to my questions nor talked to me.

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Edited by lucile83 on 12-06-2012 07:57

Re: Neither / Either from gerondif, posted on 13-06-2012 at 17:16:48 (D | E)
Hello,

Either and Neither
John Watson has either a black dog or a purple parrot.
You can have either a white robe or a black maxi. (I find it more logical to put either after the verb have as the choice is between two objects, not two actions)
Neither I nor Maya loves watching suspense movies.
Neither Tom nor Etsy came to my party last day.
She was having either a coffee or a black tea. (was having sounds strange: )
When she came, she would have either tea or coffee.
She wants either to go for shopping in the mall or to relax in a public park.

Neither Yasir nor Ashar found the keys of(to) my magic box.
Either of you can jump over the wall.
Neither of you will pass this test.
He speaks either English or French.
He speaks neither English nor French, his mother tongue is Persian.
I will neither help you nor go with you to the police station.
Either you stop calling on my cell phone or I will call 911.
Neither of us could drive to (the) town.
Neither of them will catch the bus on time.

I don’t like apples. Neither do I or me neither.
She is not interested in talking to you. Neither am I.
She doesn’t like potatoes. Neither do I.
Bring me either coffee or bread.
What would you like to take coffee or tea? Either is suitable to me.
She isn’t ready to go out of the town. Now are we.
When will you come to see me,(on) Thursday or (on)Friday? ( What should I say??) I can come either day????
Whose mistake (Which one of them)caused that road accident? Neither of them was responsible for it.
He neither replied to my questions nor talked to me.

Re: Neither / Either from notrepere, posted on 13-06-2012 at 19:21:03 (D | E)
Hello

Une petite précision

Either you stop calling me on my cell phone or I will call 911.

Without 'me', one could assume that they are using your cell phone instead of calling you on your cell phone.

Re: Neither / Either from san99, posted on 14-06-2012 at 00:02:24 (D | E)
Thank you, I am fixing my errors, I will soon paste my new sentences here with the correct placement of either and neither.

Re: Neither / Either from san99, posted on 14-06-2012 at 00:07:30 (D | E)
Here are the correct sentences:
Neither Tom nor Etsy came to my party last night. ( How to use last day in the sentence, please suggest.
She isn’t ready to go out of the town. Neither are we.

Re: Neither / Either from gerondif, posted on 14-06-2012 at 00:13:07 (D | E)
Hello,
Neither Tom nor Etsy came to my party last night. // Yesterday evening
(last day is not the opposite of last night)
( How to use last day in the sentence, please suggest: the meaning is different:

They came last night, on the thirty-first of May, on the last day of the month.
Neither Tim nor jenny came on the last day of school: They were already on holiday.

Re: Neither / Either from san99, posted on 14-06-2012 at 17:43:49 (D | E)
ok that means last day should be written with the reference of a particular date or a month, am I right?

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Edited by lucile83 on 14-06-2012 17:58

Re: Neither / Either from san99, posted on 14-06-2012 at 17:44:41 (D | E)
Use of neither and either again
My understanding of using neither and either in the sentences is pretty much clear now after reading your instructions. I am thankful to the forum members for correcting the errors in my previous exercise.
Thank you for correcting the mistakes in my posts.
Although I have completely understood how to use both words in the content, I still have confusion in some sentences, which are as follows:

I do not have time nor desire to work on this project. ( I read that nor is always used with the neither only. This sentence also reads well, just want to know if this is the correct use of nor in the construction of the sentence).
I hadn’t done my work on time nor did I want to do it. (is this also correct?) or
I hadn’t done my work on time nor had I planned to do it.
He didn’t mention the name of his girl friend before nor did he tell use anything about his current affair with his class-fellow.
I am not a jack of all trades nor am I a super hero, who can do tough things without any hassle.

Use of neither
He is neither a spy nor an FBI agent, you should not feel curious about him because he is a just an office manager.
I play neither football nor cricket in the evening.
She had neither a night gown nor a babydoll lingerie to wear at night.
Tom is neither a suckling baby nor a college kid, who won’t understand the meanings hidden in your sarcasm.
Which of you painted huge flowers on the wall of the class?
None of use has done it or neither of us has done it, Madam.

Use of either
She has either a small Russian cat or a big bull dog.
She has either done MBA or BBA; I am not sure what her major is.
John is either pretending to be innocent or telling the truth, who knows?
Would you like either a cup of a coffee or a tea? Either is fine with me or either is fine to me.
Maybe Sarah was responsible for all that happened last night or maybe she just contributed in the crime, in either case she is entitled of the punishment.

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Edited by lucile83 on 14-06-2012 17:59

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