Identify the kind of pronoun underlined in the sentence:
Grandma made two kinds of pickle for the trip, and either tastes good with hot parathas.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Distributive pronoun
Here “either” means one or the other of the two pickles. It stands alone for each of them, taken one at a time.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Personal pronoun | stands for a particular person or thing: I, you, he, she, it, we, they; “either” does not name one fixed pickle | Ravi lost his cap, so he bought a new one. |
| (2) Demonstrative pronoun | points to a particular thing near or far: this, that, these, those; “either” does not point to one fixed pickle | This is my seat in the bus. |
| (3) Distributive pronoun (answer) | refers to persons or things one at a time: each, either, neither | Each of the twins got a new cycle on Diwali. |
| (4) Reciprocal pronoun | shows an action that people do to one another: each other, one another; “either” shows no action done in return | The players hugged one another after the final. |