1.
Conjunction
: either + or = one or the other of two
Either
Sam or Joe will help you.
He
is either in London or in Paris.
You
must be either for or against the ideas.
Come
either today or tommorrow.
Either
you or he is to go.
Either
he or you are to go.
2.
Pronoun
:
either = one or the other of two
2.1
Either as the subject of the sentence.
Either
will be good enough.
Either
can sing the song.
2.2
Either + of + piural noun (pro)
Either
of the buys will help you.
Either
of the cats is playing.
Either
of them is good enough.
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NOTE
: Negative sentences - I don't think....... ; I don't agree ...
Plural
verb is used with either.
I
don't think either of them are at home.
3.
Adjective
: either = one of the other of two; both
Either
boy will help you. = Both boys will help you.
You
may go by either road. (by both roads)
There
are shops on either side. (on both sides)
There
are trees on either side of the river.
4.
Adverb
:
either = any more than another (negative meaning)
Sam
won't help you and joe won't either.
Somboon
isn't a swimmer and Somsak isn't either.
He
doesn't study and I don't either.
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