Distributives are words we use to describe how a group of people or things are divided or shared out. Some of the most common distributives in English are both, either, and neither. We use them to refer only to two things or people.
Rule 1: We can use either before singular nouns in the meaning of one or the other.
Note: We need to conjugate the verb in the singular when we use either (of) or neither (of) in a sentence.
Rule 2: We use either … or to present a choice between two possibilities.
Rule 3: We can use either as a short answer.
Rule 4: We must use either of before an object pronoun (us, them, you, etc.) or a plural noun with a determiner (the, a/an, these, etc.).
Quiz
1/4Choose the correct answer. We can either stay in and cook ___ go out to eat something.