Both … and
Two things together
Dad is going to the cinema. Mom is going to the cinema.
Both dad and mom are going to the cinema.
They brought potatoes. They brought meat.
They brought both potatoes and meat.
There are two shirts. You can have them both.
Either … or
One of two things
Maybe dad will go to the cinema. Maybe mom will go to the cinema.
Either dad or mom will to the cinema.
I did not buy bread. I did not buy butter.
I did not buy either bread or butter.
There are two shirts. You can have either one.
Neither … nor
None of two things
Dad is not going to the cinema. Mom is not going to the cinema.
Neither dad nor mom are going to the cinema.
I did not buy bread. I did not buy butter.
I bought neither bread nor butter.
There are two small shirts. Neither one will fit you.
