Now let's review and practice a bit.
Remember that we use bubbles as an equivalent to one in the other.
You can use spelled with plural nouns on its own.
Or it can be followed by off with or without an article.
Now when followed by a plural pronoun both must be separated from the pronoun by off.
Now read the following sentence and fill in the blank using the appropriate distributive the parties
sign the papers.
On Monday
both of the parties signed the papers.
On Monday now either is positive and when used the loan refers to one of the two members of the pair.
It is equivalent to one or the other because it refers to just one member of a pair.
Remember that either must be used before a singular noun.
Now we can also be used for the plural noun or pronoun if followed by.
Off now read the following sentence and fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the distributive
either.
I haven't been to those cafes
I haven't been to either of those cafes.
Also remember that either can be used with or in a construction that talks about each member of the
pair.
In turn now the meaning remains the same but in this case either is not functioning as a distributive
it is functioning as a conjunction now with the following sentence and fill in the blank using the appropriate
form of either.
Stay with me.
Go away
either stay with me or go away.
Note that neither is negative and when you use the loan refers to a whole pair it is equivalent to not
one or the other.
And because it refers to just one member of a pair neither must be used before a singular noun.
Now it can also be used with a plural noun or pronoun but it must be followed by off now read the following
sentence and fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the distributive.
Neither classmate wanted to work on a project together with Peter
neither classmate wanted to work on the project together with Peter
also known then neither can be used with nor in a construction that talks about each member of the pair.
In turn now the meaning remains the same but in this case neither is not functioning as a distributive
it is functioning as a conjunction.
Now read the following sentence and fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of neither.
Mom Dad came to our graduation ceremony
neither Mom nor dad came to our graduation ceremony.