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 == Misc skills and assessment topics ==
+=== either/or vs. neither/nor ===
+* when '''either''' & '''neither''' are conjunctions, they require a matching counterpart
+* thus we have
+** ''either ... or''
+*** = positive, or affirming
+*** ''I'd be glad to have either this or that.''
+** ''neither ... nor''
+*** = negative or negating
+*** ''We saw neither fish nor fowl.''
+* note: either and neither have other grammatical functions (adverb, pronoun), but the high school placement test will not specifically measure those uses
+** just know that ''either'' goes with ''or'' and ''neither'' goes with ''nor''
 === homophones ===