BOTH …..

AND

EITHER….. OR

NEITHER … NOR
 WHEN THEY COMBINE THE SUBJECTS
OF TWO SENTENCES, THE VERB IS
ALWAYS PLURAL WITH BOTH…. AND.

 WITH EITHER …….OR and

NEITHER ….NOR , THE VERB
DEPENDS ON THE SUBJECT CLOSER
TO THE VERB.
 BOTH ….. AND

The fruit at the local market is cheap.

The fruit at the local market is fresh.

The fruit at the local market is

both cheap and fresh.
• My father is very interested in football, and
so is my brother.

• Both my father and my brother are very

interested in football.
• He is handsome. He is successful.

• He is both handsome and successful.

• Both Jane and Ed are coming with us.

• Either the teachers or the principal is

responsible for this.

• Either the principal or the teachers

are responsible for this.
• Neither Jill nor her parents are
coming to the party.

• Neither her parents nor Jill is coming

to the party.
 EITHER ….. OR

• He found the money, or he stole it from

somewhere.

• He either found the money or stole it from

somewhere.
• You can pay in cash, or you can pay by
cheque.

• You can pay either in cash or by cheque.

• To get our house, you can take the bus ,
you can take the train.

• To get our house, you can take either the

or the train.
• She probably forgot our arrangement, or
she got lost.

• She either forgot our arrangement or got

lost.
 NEITHER …….NOR
 She isn’t tall. She isn’t short.
 She is neither tall nor short.

 Vicky doesn’t look like her. She

doesn’t look like her father.
 Vicky looks like neither her mother
nor father.
 The book wasn’t interesting and it wasn’t
informative, either.

 The book was neither interesting nor

informative.
• My children don’t like
vegetables. My husband
doesn’t either.

• Neither my children nor my

husband likes vegetables.