Fill in the blank with the suitable pronoun:
A: "Is your friend's mother tongue Marathi or Gujarati?"
B: "_______. It is Bengali."
Fill in the blank with the suitable pronoun:
A: "Is your friend's mother tongue Marathi or Gujarati?"
B: "_______. It is Bengali."
The correct option is C Neither
Each, both, either and neither are distributive pronouns. ‘Each’ is used to present individual attention to more than two elements. Whereas ‘both’, ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are used when there is a comparison or choice between two things. Since the given sentence is speaking about a choice between two languages ‘each’ cannot be used. Thus option A is incorrect. The second exchange or the answer to the question suggests that it is not 'Marathi or Gujarati'. Thus ‘both’ and ‘either’ cannot be used since they mean both alternatives and one of them respectively. Further, the response conveys a negative meaning thus ‘neither’ is the right answer, wherein it means it is not both, but something else. Thus options B and D are incorrect, while option C is correct.
Each, both, either and neither are distributive pronouns. ‘Each’ is used to present individual attention to more than two elements. Whereas ‘both’, ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are used when there is a comparison or choice between two things. Since the given sentence is speaking about a choice between two languages ‘each’ cannot be used. Thus option A is incorrect. The second exchange or the answer to the question suggests that it is not 'Marathi or Gujarati'. Thus ‘both’ and ‘either’ cannot be used since they mean both alternatives and one of them respectively. Further, the response conveys a negative meaning thus ‘neither’ is the right answer, wherein it means it is not both, but something else. Thus options B and D are incorrect, while option C is correct.
