Either & Neither

Either dan Neither

Either artinya salah satu di antara dua, biasanya diikuti oleh kata ‘or’.

Either Sarah or Tika will come here.

You may come here either on Saturday or Sunday.

You are free to choose either going to movies or going to the party.

You can use either Sarah’s car or mine.

Not either adalah

bentuk negatif dari Either yang berarti: tidak satupun di antara dua itu.

I don’t like smoking and Sarah doesn’t either.

Sarah will not go away and Tika won’t either.

Sarah isn’t present today and Tika isn’t either.

Sarah may not go home yet and Tika may not either.

Neither itu kependekan dari not either.

Neither of two cars is mine.

Sarah can’t speak Dutch and neither can Mary.

Tika may not go dating and neither may Sarah.

Sarah doesn’t need a dictionary and neither does Tika.

Neither… Nor adalah bentuk negatif dari Either…Or yang berarti: tidak ini dan tidak itu juga.

Your book is neither here nor on the table.

She is neither cooking nor serving.

She can neither cooking nor washing.

She is neither British nor American, she is Australian.