Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence.
Either you and he will have to pay for this damage.

Correct option is A

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is "or he."

Explanation:

• The conjunction "Either...or" is a correlative conjunction used to connect two alternatives.
• In the given sentence, "Either" is present, so it must be followed by "or" to maintain parallel structure.
• The phrase "Either you and he" is incorrect because "and" suggests addition rather than an alternative.
• The correct sentence should be: "Either you or he will have to pay for this damage."

Grammatical Rule Used:

• Correlative Conjunctions: These conjunctions always appear in pairs and require parallelism.
• Subject-Verb Agreement: "Either...or" follows the rule that the verb agrees with the subject closer to it (in this case, "he," which is singular).

Example:

Incorrect: Either John and Mark are responsible.

Correct: Either John or Mark is responsible.