Using either/or and neither/nor in English

Either/or and neither/nor explained;

Either and neither can be used in various ways. They can be used as adverbs,
adjectives, determiners, pronouns, or correlative conjunctions. For example:

 “Do either of you speak Spanish?”

In this sentence, either is a pronoun.

 “Neither shirt fits me properly.”

In this sentence, neither is an adjective.

“Either” is used in the same sentence as “or” to show two or
more possibilities or choices. For example:

 “You can choose either the red car or the blue car.”

“Neither” is used in the same sentence as “nor” to show something is not true
or doesn’t happen out of two or more people, actions, things, ideas, or qualities.
For example:

 “Neither Mr Smith nor Mrs Jones came to the meeting.”

Pro tip: When using either/or and neither/nor use a singular verb in the
sentence if both the subjects (nouns) are singular, for example, “either my
mother or my father is coming”. “Is” is the singular verb in this sentence.
But, if either of the subjects is plural, you have to use a plural verb. For
example, “Either my mother or my sisters are coming.” “Are” is the plural
verb in this sentence.

What’s the difference between either/or and neither/nor?

The main difference between these two pairs of words is that either & or
are used in a positive sense to show a choice or action will be made, for
example, “I will either walk or run.”
Neither & nor are used in a negative sense to show that the person will
not choose either option, for example, “I will do neither this nor that.”
As we mentioned above, there are four general ways
these common English words are used. Below we break each of them down
with examples:
 Use 1: Adverb

When these words function as adverbs, then both either and neither act
as connecting words. For example:

 “I don’t like to eat too much.” “No, neither do I.”

 “I don’t like fried foods.” “No, I don’t like them either.”

Use 2: Adjective

Both either and neither can also be used as an adjective. For example:

 “There were houses on either side of the road.”

Here “either” describes both sides of the road, so is an adjective.

Use 3: Determiner

In some cases, either and neither are used as determiners. When used in this
way, either indicates a choice between two possibilities. For example:

 “Either of my parents can come to the party.”

When used as a determiner, neither allows us to make a negative statement

about two things or people simultaneously. For example:

 “Neither of my parents can come to the party.”

Use 4: Pronoun

In all instances where either and neither are used as pronouns, the sentence
structure will be as follows:

 either/neither + of + noun phrase

When they act as pronouns, either means “one or the other,”

while neither means “not one or the other.”
For example:

 “Either of these roads go to London.”

 “Neither of my kids are strong enough to lift this box.”
 Use 5: Conjunction

When either and neither are used together with the words or and nor they
become as correlative conjunctions. Either/or are used together to offer
a choice between two things. For example:

 You can either call me at home or at the office.

 Either mom or dad will come to pick you up.

Neither/nor are used together to state 2 or more things are untrue or won’t
happen. For example:

 Neither the blue one nor the red one is available in size 4.
 I will neither call you nor send you a message before midday.