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Which is correct?

1 (a) Either Peter or Jane can go to the shopping mall.
(b) Either Peter or Jane go to the shopping mall.

2 (a) John can either eat fried chicken or fried noodles.
(b) John can eat either fried chicken or fried noodles.

3 (a)Peter may either eat fried chicken or fried noodles.
(b)Peter will either eat fried chicken or fried noodles.

4 (a)Peter can either play badminton or kick football.
(b) Peter can either play badminton or play football.
(c) Peter can play either badminton or play football.

5 (a) Peter may either go camping or jungle trekking.
(b) Peter may go either camping or jungle trekking.

6 (a) Either the girl or the boy may make cakes.

7 (a)Do you either want to eat chicken or noodles?
(b) Do you wan to eat either chicken or noodles?

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@blueblur99,

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Those are philosophical questions for Søren Kierkegaard, I figure.

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@blueblur99,

a b, a (because we have no proof that Pietro will be eating anything), a, a, a, neither (the sentence functions without the word either)

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@blueblur99,

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1 (a) Either Peter or Jane can go to the shopping mall.
(b) Either Peter or Jane go to the shopping mall.

Blue, there's also a difference in meaning 'cause in (a) there's a suggestion of permission

Or have I somehow missed the point of the q

Blur if you're an esl I'm wondering if " 'cause" is okay for 'because' or 'q' is okay for 'question'

Seriously

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@layman,

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Those are philosophical questions

Lay I wonder. All kind of subtle diffs arise

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