EITHER, NEITHER or BOTH - Which do you use in English?

“Either”, neither” and “both” is used in situations where you have a choice. You use them to describe which one you have chosen.

“Either” means “one or the other” and is used before a singular noun. You could use/have both of them.
I could use either car
She would talk to either of us.

“Neither” means “not that one or the other”. You don’t want either of these things.
Neither show is important.
Neither car is useful.

“Both”, these two options are fine and are used with plural nouns.
I can drive both cars and motorcycles.
She spoke to both of us.
Would you like fries or drink with that?
Either one is fine
Neither of them, thank you
Both, please.

“Neither of”, “either of”, “both of” used with a plural or a determiner.
I could have bought either of those cars.
We neither won nor lost the race.
We can go to both of the restaurants.

Plural pronouns “us”, “you” and “them” can be used as a subject or object
I talked with both of them
She will eat either of you.
I am going to watch both of the movies.

“Either… or”, “neither… nor” and “both… and”, used to compared things and options.
I want either cake or pie.
Neither ice cream nor chocolate is healthy.
“Either…or” and “neither…nor” used with more than 2+ options.
I want to either go shopping, go for a drink or travel.
Neither drinking, talking nor dancing sound fun
“Both…and” are the opposite but can only have two options
I want to explore and talk to local businesses

Agreement after “either… or” and “neither… nor” can be used to join nouns together
Either a Porsche or a Ferrari is good.
Neither the supercar nor the yacht is free today.
If the first noun is plural or the second noun is singular, then the verb changes.
Neither the cars or the yacht have enough fuel in them.

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