Using "Either... Or" and "Neither... Nor"

Check your grammar with this brief English exercise! When should you use "either... or", and when should you use "neither... nor"? (scroll down to see the answers and test yourself)

when to use either or and neither  nor
 
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Answers:

A: Have you ever been to Colorado or Utah?
B: I have been to neither Colorado nor Utah.

A: Where would you like to go for holiday?
B: Let's go to either Florida or Georgia, whichever is cheaper!

Explanation:

Both of these phrases are used to discuss a choice. "Neither... nor" means that both choices are unacceptable. "Either... or" means that both choices are OK.

In conversation, you can also drop "nor" and "or" to make the sentence shorter and simpler.

For example:

Q) Would you like coffee or tea?

A) I'll take either (coffee or tea).
B) I want neither (coffee nor tea).

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