PROVERBS

Activity
Work in group. Find the meaning of the proverbs base on the pictures given.

CONJUCTION ( either..or and neither..nor )

Grammar ( either..or and neither..nor )    CONJUCTION

either..or

·         The expression either . . . or means the first one or the second one.

·   Either… or - used in a sentence in the affirmative sense when referring to a choice between two possibilities.

• We can either eat now or after the show - it's up to you.

•   We can go to either Greece or Spain for our holiday.

•  It’s my final offer – you can either take it or leave it.

• He is a fool. He is a madman. 

       He is either a fool or a madman. 

• The car dashed against a goat. The car dashed against a donkey.

       The car dashed against either a goat or a donkey.

neither..nor

·         The expression neither . . . nor means not the first one and not the second one.

·   Neither…. nor - used in a sentence in the negative sense when you want to say that two or more things are not true.

• Neither my mother nor my father went to university.

 

QUICK TRY…

 Combine the ideas. Use either . . . or/neither ...nor. 

1.        I don’t eat candy. I don’t eat cake.

           ______________________________________

2.        Maybe I’ll drink soda. Maybe I’ll drink juice. 

           (I will choose one)

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