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Healer Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Do "neither" and "either" qualify only singular nouns?

I suppose the word "neither" and the word "either" refer to only singular nouns. Never could they be used with plural nouns Am I correct?

for example,
Either man will do. - right
Either men will do. - wrong
Neither man will do - right
Neither men will do - wrong
  

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healer I suppose the word "neither" and the word "either" refer to only singular nouns. Never could they be used with plural nouns Am I correct? No, sorry.

— Mister Micawber

  • healer I suppose the word "neither" and the word "either" refer to only singular nouns.
  • Never could they be used with plural nouns Am I correct?
  • No, sorry.
  • Neither women nor children are allowed to attend the stag party.
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healerI suppose the word "neither" and the word "either" refer to only singular nouns. Never could they be used with plural nouns Am I correct?
No, sorry.

Neither women nor children are allowed to attend the stag party.
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Thanks!

Are you saying that...
"either" refers to singular only
but...
"neither" refers to both singular and plural
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healerAre you saying that..."either" refers to singular onlybut..."neither" refers to both singular and plural
No; I just gave you a brief example of their use with plurals. There is no difference in the use of 'either' and 'neither'.
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