,Either -or- Neither-nor-,either : 指两者中的任意一个。 either.or.意为“或者或者；不是就是“之意。表示两者之一，连接句子中两个并列的成分,neither: 指两者中没有一个，全否定。 neither.nor.表示“既不也不“。其含义是否定的，可连接任意两个并列的成份。,Bent: Hi Sam, what do you think? We can go to the tomb today. We can also go there tomorrow.Sam: Lets go tomorrow. The students are all too tired today. One complained that the room was not clean and not comfortable.,We can go to the tomb either today or tomorrow.,One complained that the room was neither neither clean nor very comfortable.,Ben: Well, I think the rooms are very clean and comfortable, and I slept very well in mine. Did you notice that Marco and Peter did not come to the talk? Sam: I suppose they were tired, but thats not a very good excuse. Well, after visiting the ruins tomorrow, we can then relax. We can go to the Dragon Restaurant. The Phoenix Restaurant is also very good.,Did you notice that neither Marco nor Peter come to the talk?,We can either go to the Dragon Restaurant or the Phoenix Restaurant.,Either -or-,Either you or I can go there tomorrow. subject I either stay at home or go shopping. verb We could choose to eat either noodles or rice . object They are going there either by train or by air. adverbial,Neither-nor-,Neither you nor I can go there tomorrow. subject I neither stay at home nor go shopping. verb We could choose to eat neither noodles nor rice . object They are going there neither by train nor by air. adverbial,Try to correct the following mistakes if any,When the girl is happy, she either sings or dances. Either my uncle or my parents is going there tomorrow. Neither they nor she is good at drawing. He does not do it, either does he try. Either of the films is good. There were trees and flowers on either side of the street.,are,neither,If you dont go to the party, I dont too. Are either you or I going there tomorrow? Both dad and mum is at home today. Neither of his cats has been fed. Both he and I are right.,either,are,Either 用于句末，表示否定的“也”，类似too Either +noun Either of +noun Either-or- 就近原则,Neither 用于句首，表示否定的“也”，倒装（nor） Neither+ noun Neither of +noun Neither-nor- 就近原则,Try to distinguish-,Neither teacher often answers the questions. 这两个老师，没有一个经常解答问题。 Either teacher often answers the questions. 这两个老师中有一们常常解答问题。,I dont know both his teachers. 他的两位老师我并非都认识。（半否定） I know neither his teachers. 他的老师我都不认识。（全否定）,Sentence transformation,1.Jim doesnt like football.Tom doesnt like football， either.=Jim doesnt like football. Neither （nor）does Tom.=Neither Jim nor Tom likes football. 2.He cant speak either Japanese or Chinese .=He can speak neither Japanese nor Chinese.,Either you or he has lunch at school. 其一般疑问句应为： Do either you or he have lunch at school? 是你还是他在学校吃午饭？,?,both and， too， so用于肯定句与neither nor， either， neither （nor）是相反的 Susan likes playing the violin. Shirley likes playing it， too. =Susan likes playing the violin， so does Shirley. =Both Susan and Shirley like playing the violin.,巩固练习：,1. Can I park my car here？ Yes，you can park on ( ) side of the street.（苏州市） A. either B. neither C. both D. all 2. We asked John and Henry some easy questions，but ( ) of them could answer them.（上海市） A. none B. both C. all D. neither 3. Which is more useful， biology or chemistry？ I think ( ) them are useful.（广州市） A. either of B. none of C. both of D. all of 4.( ) Lily ( ) Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.（吉林省） A. Not only；but also B. Neither；nor C. Both；and D. Either；or 参考答案： 1. A2. D3. C 4. D,