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“EITHER... OR,” “NEITHER... NOR,” AND “BOTH... AND” AGREEMENT AFTER “EITHER… OR” AND “NEITHER... NOR”
“Either... or” and “neither... When “either… or” or “neither… nor” are used to join two nouns,
nor” are used to compare the verb usually agrees with the second noun.
options, usually noun
phrases, prepositional The verb agrees with the
phrases, or clauses. second, singular noun.
“Nor” can only be “Neither” is only used
used with “neither.” with a positive verb.
The verb agrees with the
second, plural noun.
“Either... or” and “neither...
The first two options are
nor” can be used with separated with a comma.
two or more options.
If the second noun is singular and the first is plural,
either a singular verb or a plural verb can be used.
The verb can be
singular or plural.
“Both... and” is the
opposite of “neither...
nor,” but can only be
used with two options.
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