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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Either

Hello,

1. Ann won't eat much and Barbra won't either.

We generally use 'either' as a determiner or pronoun.

I am not able to understand this use of 'either' in above sentence.

I think it may some reduced form of a sentence.

Could anyone explain it?

Thnaks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Ann won't eat much, and Barbra won't either. either is an adverb here. According to the dictionaries, it is "used for adding that a negative statement is also true of another person or thing".

— CalifJim

  • hanuman_2000 Ann won't eat much, and Barbra won't either.
  • either is an adverb here.
  • According to the dictionaries, it is "used for adding that a negative statement is also true of another person or thing".
  • We use "too" with affirmative statements, but "either" with negative statements.
  • Ann eats a lot, and Barbara does too .
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hanuman_2000Ann won't eat much, and Barbra won't either.
either is an adverb here. According to the dictionaries, it is "used for adding that a negative statement is also true of another person or thing".

We use "too" with affirmative statements, but "either" with negative statements.

Ann eats a lot, and Barbara does too
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Sir,

If I have to remove 'either' or in such cases, then I can put the full sentence.

1. Ann doesn't eat a lot, and Barbara doesn't eat a lot.

IS #1 correct?

Thanks.
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hanuman_20001. Ann doesn't eat a lot, and Barbara doesn't won't eat a lot.
Good, but the original sentence had "won't" so you need that, as shown above.

CJ
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