In one sense, “neither” and “either” usually signify a choice between two options. We use this commonly in the expressions “either” and “or” when it’s a positive choice, and we use “neither” or “nor” when it’s negative. For example: I am reading either Shakespeare or Milton for my degree. This sentence indicates that How To Use Neither. We can use “neither” to agree with a negative sentence, but you need to follow with an inversion afterwards. For example: “She doesn’t live in London.”. “Neither does he.” ( = he doesn’t either) Note: if you have an auxiliary verb in the first sentence, you can use this in the reply. If you don’t, use “do Neither-nor vs. either-or: Application as a conjunction. As conjunctions, ‘either’ is always used with ‘or’, and ‘neither’ with ‘nor’. ‘Either/or’ implies a choice between two things. You can opt for either the red or the yellow dress. ‘Neither/nor’ is used to disprove both parts of a statement. a) neither - nor b) either - or c) both - and d) not - nor 4) He _______ a teacher or a doctor. a) is neither b) neither is c) is either d) either is 5) She is ______friendly _____intelligent so I can’t help admiring her. a) not only - but also b) either - or c) both - and d) a and c are both correct 6) John is very poor. (Sometimes ‘either-or’ is used with interrogative sentences) 8 – Use of neither-nor in a phrase. It can be used both singular as well as plural in sentences. Examples. Neither my mother nor my sisters know how to swim. Neither my father nor my mother is coming to play. Neither Bob nor his brother is going to college. 9 – Fractional Hi Alex,Just i wantto know that your question is ” my uncle is not a good singer”i choose the answer i am not either but you have said neither am I.Either answers is correct which i have choosen why that is not correct could you explain me please.According to grammer rules either same auxilarly verb or agreement auxilarly verb should use . The expression either…or is not related to neither nor. In contrast, it indicates (1) "no particular preference", one or the other (You can have either this one or that one.) or (2) an ultimatum (Either you stop that or I will make you stop that.) NOUNS: Either the movie or the play was good. I can't remember. I didn't like either the movie It is generally accepted (or at least suggested) that neither should be paired with nor and either with or. A thorough discussion of this can be found here. After looking at various sources, the author of the post concludes with. So, is "neither…or" all right to use? No, not in modern usage. QmkTe7p.