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Help the food critic write a scathing review of two local diners! Select ALL the sentences that use "both," "either," or "neither" grammatically correctly.
The correct answers are Both restaurants are completely overpriced., I do not want to eat at either of them., and Neither restaurant has a dessert menu.
"Both" refers to two things together and takes a plural noun and verb (Both restaurants are...).
We use "either" with a negative verb to mean "not one and not the other" (do not... either). Using "neither" with a negative verb creates an incorrect double negative (don't... neither).
"Neither" is used with affirmative verbs and singular nouns to mean "not one and not the other" (Neither restaurant has...).