can i say 'We must decide either to build a new factory here or to buy one elsewhere?

[reyan2222]

Why can't i say 'We must decide either to build a new factory here or to buy one elsewhere?
Why not? Doesn't either mean: one or the other (of two)
Thanks a lot

 

[5jj]

Who said you can't? It seems fine to me.

 

[reyan2222]

It's a multiple question, a sentence only. So is A the best answer?
[h=2]We must decide ___ to build a new factory here or to buy one elsewhere.[/h]a. whether
b. either
c. neither
d.or

 

[5jj]

It's a bad test question. 'Whether' is the most likely answer in my opinion, but 'either' is possible. The context might be a board meeting. The chairman says:

We must decide either to build a new factory here or to buy one elsewhere. What we cannot do is decide to do nothing.