Question

Fill in the blank with the suitable pronoun:
I got her two books to select from. I think _______ book should suit her taste.

• A. either
• B. either of
• C. neither
• D. neither of

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

either

Either, either of, neither and neither of are distributive pronouns. They are used when there is comparison or choice between two things. ‘ ‘Either’ and ‘either of’ are used to convey a positive meaning, i.e. one of the two options is chosen. While ‘neither’ and ‘neither of’ convey a negative meaning because both are omitted/rejected. Since the given sentence is a positive one, that explains that both of the books would suit the person's taste, ‘neither’ and ‘neither of’ cannot be used. Thus options C and D are incorrect. Further ‘either’ is used for singular nouns and ‘either of’ is used for plural nouns. Since ‘book’ is singular ‘either’ is the apt answer, Thus option A is correct while option B is incorrect.