11 Example Sentences with Either … or, Neither … nor, Both … and

11 Example Sentences with Either … or, Neither … nor, Both … and






Eitheror
Either… or is a correlative conjunction. We use either … or for connect things which are the same types, phrases, clauses or words.

Examples

Either Mark or Samuel will go.

•You can either come with me now or walk home.

•They don’t have enough time. They can either have breakfast or have a shower.

•You can either call me at home or the office.

Neithernor
This structure, “neither … nor”, is used to connect the same kind of word or phrase in the sentence. Neither  makes a negative statement about two people or things.

Examples

Neither Mark nor his wife is very tall.

Neither my friends nor the bookstore has the book.

Neither the employees nor the boss was at work.

•last week is a dentist.





Bothand
Both … and refers to two things or people together. It is always considered plural in a sentence.

Both is paired with and to add emphasis to two coordinated elements in a sentence.

Examples

•You can be both mother and business woman.

Both Alice and Susan have to comply with the rules.

•I used to like playing both football and basketball when I was young.