Wrong in english 9 pps

EITHER... OR

Proper names (e.g. of people or countries) don't

follow the rule: Deirdre, Keith, Neil, Sheila, Madeira,

etc.

eighth

(notice -hth)

See EI/IE SPELLING RULE.

either

(not -ie-) An exception to the EI/IE SPELLING RULE.

either.. .or

(i) Take care with singular and plural verbs.

Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:

Either Jack or Tom was there, (singular verb to

match Jack (singular) or Tom (singular))

Either Jack or his brothers were there, (plural

verb to match 'brothers' (plural) which is closer

to it than 'Jack' (singular))

Either his brothers or Jack was there, (singular

verb this time because 'Jack' (singular) is closer

to the verb than 'brothers')

(ii) Be careful to place each part of the 'either... or'

construction correctly.

I have decided either that I have to build an

extension or I have to move.

I have decided that either I have to build an

extension or I have to move.

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18 exceptions

caffeine forfeit seize

codeine heifer sheikh

counterfeit height sovereign

either leisure surfeit

Fahrenheit neither weir

foreign protein weird

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