Grammar Tips: Either and Neither

First things first: Either is always paired with or, and neither is always paired with nor. If you are matching either and nor, I hate to break it to you, but you’re doing it wrong.

Correct use for Either: Either is used when you are making a comparison between two ideas, and only one of the ideas will come to pass. Example: "either multinational or transnational may have the same meaning" the two options are correct, but both hace the same meaning, so you have to choose one.

Correct use for Neither: Neither indicates that the two ideas are linked together. It’s kind of like a negative conjunction. But if you use neither, then make sure your sentence does not have any other negatives preceding it. If you prefer to use a negative, then you want to use either. Example: "neither the fuels nor the oil business itself would be so successful without this companies."

Multinationals

Multinational corporations are business entities that operate in more than one country. The typical multinational corporation or MNC normally functions with a headquarters that is based in one country, while other facilities are based in locations in other countries. In some circles, a multinational corporation is referred to as a multinational enterprise or a transnational corporation, so either multinational or transnational may have the same meaning

The role played by multinational oil companies in the tremendous expansion of the world petroleum consumption and trade has been one of the great business successes of modern times. As oil replaced more expensive and less versatile fuels, the companies opened and serviced vast new markets for crude oil and petroleum products throughout the industrializing world. To fulfill the resulting rapidly growing demand, companies discovered and produced ever greater quantities of inexpensive crude oil in The Pacific, South America, The Middle East And Africa.

This Topic shows us the great importance of the multinational companies, neither the fuels nor the oil business itself would be so successful without this companies.