Question

Choose the option that best fills in the blanks:

_____ you should take the last slice of cake _____ you should let someone else have it.

• A. Neither, or
• B. Either, or
• C. Both, and
• D. Whether, or

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Either, or

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together. Some examples are either/or, neither/nor, and not only/but also. The given sentence requires the use of correlative conjunctions.Either/or - are used together to offer a choice between two things. in the given sentence one has to choose between either taking the slice of cake or letting someone else take it. It gives us an alternative between taking the last slice of cake or letting someone else take it. Thus Option B is correct. Option A can also be ruled out as 'neither' refers to 'not one and not the other' and 'or' indicates a choice. Both cannot be used together. Both' refers to the whole pair and is equivalent to "one and the other". The combination both/and indicates that the two items are equally presented and included. Hence Option C is incorrect. We use whether … or to introduce a clause giving two options or alternatives. When the subject of the main clause is the same as the subject of the whether-clause(s), we can use whether to + infinitive or whether + a finite clause. Thus Option D is incorrect.