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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Either...or in questions
I asked students to write a question using "either...or". Now I find it difficult to correct the questions they wrote! For example, are:
Do you prefer either pizza or chips?
Should we either go swimming or learn for the test?
Are we either going to the mountains or are we going to a lake?
"correct"? Grammatically, yes I suppose so. But I feel that they are not using either...or properly. Which makes me wonder if there is a rule regarding use of either...or in questions???
Do you prefer either pizza or chips?
Should we either go swimming or learn for the test?
Are we either going to the mountains or are we going to a lake?
"correct"? Grammatically, yes I suppose so. But I feel that they are not using either...or properly. Which makes me wonder if there is a rule regarding use of either...or in questions???
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Either ... or simply isn't used in questions the way your students have used it. Which do you prefer, pizza or chips?
- Either ...
- or simply isn't used in questions the way your students have used it.
- Which do you prefer, pizza or chips?
- ) Should we go swimming or study for the test?
- Are we going to the mountains or to the lake?
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Either ... or simply isn't used in questions the way your students have used it.
Which do you prefer, pizza or chips? (Do you prefer pizza to chips?)
Should we go swimming or study for the test?
Are we going to the mountains or to the lake?
CB
Which do you prefer, pizza or chips? (Do you prefer pizza to chips?)
Should we go swimming or study for the test?
Are we going to the mountains or to the lake?
CB
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