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

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.

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.

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.