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Either/Or, Neither/Nor, and Both/And 1252 Views


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This video covers how to use either/or, neither/nor, and both/and. How do these word pairs change the meaning of a sentence? Do we use singular or plural verbs?

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Thank you We sneak Either or neither nor and both

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and allah shmoop Both lenny and the spider scream when

00:11

they realised the other was in the shower Either lenny

00:15

or the spider was gonna have to leave Neither lenny

00:18

nor the spider was the vicious beast the other assumed

00:23

both and either or and neither nor are always to

00:26

describe in one sense what many subjects are for aren't

00:30

doing Each of these phrases leaves two spaces for subjects

00:34

both blank and blank either blank or blink neither blank

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nor bling Plus each of those blanks Those subjects can

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be singular or plural It's a both lenny and the

00:46

spider to singular subjects either lenny or two hundred newborn

00:51

baby spiders One singular subject one plural Neither lenny's parents

00:56

nor lenny's friends Two pleural subject here We did that

01:01

So now there's Only one thing left to deal with

01:03

grammar wise that is lenny's on his own Do we

01:06

say either the baby spiders or lenny is goingto win

01:11

or are going to win The rule is way simple

01:15

for both and phrases Your verb is always going to

01:18

be plural for either or and neither nor phrases your

01:22

verb is going to correspond to the subject closest to

01:25

the verb that second blank If it's singular your verb

01:29

is singular If it's plural your verbs plural simple so

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let's take that sentence from earlier and try again If

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it's either lenny or two hundred newborn baby spiders then

01:40

the verb is are goingto win because the second subject

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spiders is plural But if it's either two hundred newborn

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baby spiders or lenny then it is going to win

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because the second subject lenny is singular Although he's really

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trying to put himself out there if you know what

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i mean go math Dot com try jay dated Same

02:01

goes for neither nor it can be Neither lenny nor

02:05

lenny's parents are ever going to enter that bathroom again

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or neither lenny's parents nor lenny is ever going to

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enter that bathroom again And finally both and is the

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easiest plural subject Singular subject Whatever The verb is always

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going to be plural like this Both lenny and the

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spider cingular's weren't able to find common ground and that's

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The story of why lenny's entire family didn't shower for

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six months And and sorry guys will send you some 00:02:54.08 --> [endTime] right guard

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