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Mohamido80 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Either or neither

I had two eggs for breakfast and ______ of them was fresh.

A) either

B) neither

C) no

D) none
I think the right answer may be "neither"-- but why?
  

Top answer

mohamido80 I think the right answer may be "neither" Yes, because it's about two things. It means not one and not the other. We could go to Chicago or to New York, but neither of them is very appealing.

— CalifJim

  • mohamido80 I think the right answer may be "neither" Yes, because it's about two things.
  • It means not one and not the other.
  • We could go to Chicago or to New York, but neither of them is very appealing.
  • CJ
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mohamido80I think the right answer may be "neither"

Yes, because it's about two things. It means not one and not the other.

We could go to Chicago or to New York, but neither of them is very appealing.

CJ

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I had two eggs for breakfast and _neither _____ of them was fresh.

Neither is used for two things. It means not the first one and not the second one.

For a positive statement, use "both", but "both" is not in the list of choices.

I had two eggs for breakfast and both _____ of
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