correlative conjunction

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0I have learnt that correlative conjunctions (in  this case the pair NEITHER-NOR) link PARALLEL grammatical structures  and the conjunction is located inmediatly before the parallel word or  structure you're linking. So... in this case, is this sentence correct?  02br02br00  I neither 01span00watch soaps02span00, nor 01span00reality TV02span00, but I love dramas.  02br02br00  Thank you for your answer.0-

Pioussoul · Accepted Answer

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01cite10Emon12cite10I have learnt that correlative conjunctions (in this case the pair NEITHER-NOR) link PARALLEL grammatical structures and the conjunction is located inmediatly before the parallel word or structure you're linking. So... in this case, is this sentence correct? 12br
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11font11b10I 10watch neither soaps10 nor 10reality TV10, but I love dramas.12b12br
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10Thank you for your answer.12br
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10Hi, Emon, is it more crystal clear if we delete the comma afer "soaps" and move "neither" after "watch?"0-

CalifJim · Answer

0 Welcome to English Forums!02br
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00 The parallel structures are the two nouns which are the objects of the verb 01i00watch02i00.02br
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01i00I watch neither soaps nor reality TV, ...02i02br
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00 Your version is perfectly understandable, however.02br
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00 CJ0-

New2grammar · Answer

0A side question, isn't drama the same as soap opera?0-

Nona the brit · Answer

0A soap opera is an ongoing regular TV show featuring a cast of characters in a domestic setting going about their everyday business (however strange at times!). It is one form of drama.02br
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00From Merrium-Webster online dictionary. A drama is 02br
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00a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance 01b00: 01a00PLAY02a02b00 -- compare 01a00CLOSET DRAMA02a00 01b00b02b00 01b00:02b00 a movie or television production with characteristics (as conflict) of a serious play; 01i00broadly02i00 01b00:02b00 a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject <a police 01i00drama.02i02br
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01i00So, a drama could be a movie or a theatrical production for example, and there is no requirement for it to be an ongoing one. You get a lot of one hour dramas on TV, for example, that are not part of a series.02i0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Nona, thanks for the elaborate explanation. But why at Hollywood or any movie rental stores, the movies are organized into categories such as horror, drama, and etc. Why 'drama' when movie is already a subcategory of drama? 0-

Nona the brit · Answer

0'Movie' is a medium, what the drama is on. It is not a category of drama any more than 'TV' is type of drama.02br
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00'Drama' movies tend to be anything that doesn't get classified anywhere else!0-

Anonymous · Answer

0I watch neither soaps nor realiaty t.v02br
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