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3 either

Function:

conjunction

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used with or to indicate choices or possibilities You can either go or stay. I can't remember her name. It's either Marie or Mary. He will give the money either to his son or his daughter. = He will give the money to either his son or his daughter. A statement is either true or false. [=no statement is both true and false] They can either be black, brown, or blue. = They can be either black, brown, or blue. When either and or are used to join two subjects in a sentence, the verb should agree with the subject that is closer to it. Either the professor or the students are wrong. Either you or I am wrong.
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