Explanation
Distributive pronouns refer to people or things, one at a time. Each, either and neither are distributive pronouns. These distributive words are normally used with singular nouns and are placed before the noun. For example “Each kid received a gift” or “Either student can do it”. Whereas these words are followed by ‘of’ when they are used with plural nouns. For example, “Neither of the students can do it” or “Each of the answers is right”. Thus the given statement is false. ‘Of’ is not used when the noun is in the singular.
Distributive pronouns refer to people or things, one at a time. Each, either and neither are distributive pronouns. These words are placed before the noun. A distributive pronoun is always in the singular and as such, it should be followed by a singular noun and verb. For example “Each kid received a gift” or “Either student can do it”. Whereas these words are followed by ‘of’ when they are used with plural nouns. These are followed by plural nouns and singular verbs. For example, “Neither of the students can do it” or “Each of the answers is right”. Thus the given statement is false. They are always in the singular, while the nouns that follow them can be plural. Also, they take singular verbs only.
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. The given sentence is a negative one, that explains that both of the apartments failed to impress ‘his wife’. So ‘either’ and ‘either of’ cannot be used. Thus options A and B are incorrect. Further ‘neither’ is used for singular nouns and ‘neither of’ is used for plural nouns. Since ‘apartment’ is singular ‘neither’ is the apt answer, Thus option C is correct while option D is incorrect.
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.
The mistake can be spotted in option C which is “They can replace each other in a sentence”. ‘Either’ and ‘Neither’ are distributive pronouns that refer to a person or thing, one at a time. They are used to denote a comparison or choice between two things, but while ‘either’ is used to convey a positive meaning, ‘neither’ conveys a negative meaning. For example, “Either of the girls is capable of winning” conveys that both the girls are equally talented and have the chance of winning. Whereas “Neither of the girls is capable of winning” means that both will lose. Thus ‘either’ and ‘neither’ cannot be replaced with one another in a sentence since they convey opposite meanings. Since the question is to choose the option with the error, option C is correct. Whereas options A, B and D are incorrect.
Each, either, either of and neither are distributive pronouns. ‘Each’ is used to present the members of a group as individuals. Whereas ‘either’, ‘either of’ and ‘neither’ are used when there is a comparison or choice between two things. Since the given sentence is speaking about a number of participants in a tournament, ‘either’, ‘either of’ and ‘neither’ cannot be used. The focus is on the fact that each individual participant is asked to submit a form; not just two. Thus options B, C, and D are incorrect. Thus option A is correct.
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