In French, to give an alternative (such as "either... or..." in English), you use "soit... soit...".
Learn how to use "soit... soit..." in French
Look at these sentences:
Note that to say ''either...or...'' in French, we use soit...soit... It is used to give a choice between options that can be things, persons or even whole actions.
Look at those more complex examples:
Soit Marc a oublié notre rendez-vous, soit il a eu un empêchement !Either Marc forgot our appointment, or he was called away!
Soit vous faites la vaisselle, soit vous passez l'aspirateur.Either you do the dishes, or you vacuum (hoover).
Il faut soit que tu fasses tes devoirs, soit que tu ranges ta chambre.You must either do your homework, or tidy up your room.
-> Here, "que" is not linked to "soit" but to "il faut", i.e. "il faut que + [conjugated verb]"
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