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Either...or/ Neither...nor/ Not ... either.

When you have to express a choice or an alternative, 'either...or...' and 'neither...nor' are usually employed to do so...

1) EITHER + nom  = one or the other / NEITHER + nom = not one and not the other...  The noun doesn't have to be mentioned. 

ex : Lucy, which glass do you want, the glass of wine or that of fruit juice? In fact, neither glass suits me. I'd just like some water...

2) Either OF / Neither OF + pronoun or determiner.

ex : Annie, look at the toys! You can have either of them... (You can have one toy, or the other one! )

ex : Neither of my parents could come to fetch him...( = my Dad couldn't come and my Mum couldn't come either... )

3) EITHER / NEITHER + Clause / (proposition) subject + verb: 

ex : Well, well! Either I'm making a mistake, or you're trying to open my car...

4) Combined with 'not' :  NOT ... EITHER = FORME NEGATIVE: 

ex : He hates fish and he doesn't like meat either ! 

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1) 'Lucie, be sensible! OrNot eitherNeitherEitherNorI don't know you eat some vegetables, eitheror notnororI don't know you won't be given the raspberry trifle you like so much! ' ' I really don't mind, you know, Mum! I want neither of themnoreithernot eitherI don't know... I'm nornot eitherneithereitherI don't know hungry, noror eitherneithereitherI don't know willing to have dessert... I've already had lunch at Wendy's ! '
2) 'She eats oreitherneithernornot eitherI don't know pork nor chicken, and she doesn't like dairy products not eithereithernotneitherI don't know. In fact, she is a vegan... ' 'Oh not really, she eats neitheroreithernot eithernorI don't know spinach, ornorneithereitherI don't know cabbage... In fact, she's hard to feed correctly...'
3) 'I'm sure Paul has orneithereithernorI don't know phoned or written, you can trust him. He had promised he'd do! ' 'Well, sorry but he has norneithernot eithereitherI don't know called eithernornot eitherorneitherI don't know sent a text, and he hasn't shown up not eithernoreitherorneitherI don't know.' 'Well, he must be sick, or have been delayed. In orneithereithernot eithernorI don't know case, it'll be too late if he arrives now...'
4) Let's see... You can neithernot eitherornoreitherI don't know take the train, or fly there... I'll choose oreithernot eithernorneitherI don't know means of transportation... I'd much better go there by car and be free to stop wherever I want.