What is the difference between neither and either in English

First, the basic differences.

Both either and neither are used to refer to both, with either meaning "one of the two" "either" and neither meaning "neither". Both can directly modify the noun, but the modified noun should be in the singular form. Such as:

he could write with either hand.He could write with both hands.

you may take either of the roads.You can go either way.

neither statement is true.Neither claim is true.

i tried on two dresses, but neither fitted me.I tried two dresses, but neither one fitted.

Note that neither can be considered the negation of either, i.e. neither= not either. Such as:

i like neither book.=i don’t like either book.I don't like either book.

2. Special Instructions.

Colloquially, the words "me either" or "me neither" mean "I don't ...... either.""It is mainly used to continue the previous negative information, and the two are generally interchangeable. Such as:

i can’t swim.”“me either."I can't swim. "Neither will I. ”

i don’t want to go to a political meeting”“me neither!"I don't want to go to political rallies. "I don't want to! ”

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English for the high school entrance examination, one question per day.

neither

adj.(Neither) neither.

pron.Neither.

adv.Neither; Neither ....Neither.

conj.Neither. Neither ....

either

pron.(either).

adj.(either); Either/or, either/or.

adv.(in negative sentence) also; [Used after a negative sentence or phrase] also (no....And; [Colloquial] [used after a negative sentence or negative phrase to strengthen the tone] fundamentally; Of course.

conj.[Commonly used for "either."]or…or, either [in "either....or…"In the structure, the personal and number of verbs are generally the closest active response, but sometimes the third person singular is used, and in colloquial language there are also cases where two subjects are combined together as a plural].

<>[Meaning].

neither: "Neither, neither....", often collocated with singular predicate verbs;

Either means "one of the two" and is often paired with a singular predicate verb.

[Differential Usage].

One. Usage of neither

Used to negate two people or things; neither: "Neither, neither....", often collocated with singular predicate verbs;

2.After a negative statement, neither can be used to indicate that the negative statement also applies to another person or thing, and is often used to pick up someone else's words and give rise to a main or subordinate clause.

It can be used at the beginning of a sentence or in a short round reply to indicate "also", either can be preceded by and or but, followed by an inverted word order.

Used as a conjunction is often used in conjunction with nor, to connect two large and identical components, such as two subjects or objects, meaning "neither ...Neither.

Two. Usage of either

Generally, it is only used for negative sentences, and it is mostly at the end of sentences.

When used as an adverb, it should be placed after a negative verb or adjective to indicate "also (no)" to strengthen the tone.

In spoken language, it can sometimes be placed after a noun in a negative sentence to strengthen the tone.

It can be used in conjunction with or to indicate "or..."Or....”。When connecting juxtaposed subjects, the predicate verb is generally consistent with the neighboring subject; Used in negative sentences, it means "neither (not)....(no)".

[Example sentence].

neitherexample sentences

i don't know that neither.

I don't know about that.

life was harder then because neither of us had a job.

Life was hard at the time because neither of us had a job.

either example sentence

you may take either of the two.

You can pick any of the two in between.

i don't think either of them are at home.

I don't think any of them are at home.