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"either of which" vs. "both of which"

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:38 am
by Hirobo
Hi folks,

My assumptions are, that following sentences are grammatically
correct:
ex 1. There are A and B, both of which shall be new.
ex 2. There is A or B, either of which shall be new.

However, followings are not correct:
ex 3. There are A and B, either of which shall be new.
ex 2. There is A or B, both of which shall be new.

Are theare any grammatical rules like above?
Are my assumptions correct?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Re: "either of which" vs. "both of which"

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:14 am
by Alan
Although none of your sentences are natural, they are all structurally possible.
This is essentially an issue of sense/semantics rather than of grammar.