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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?
Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores?
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Hi, Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores ? Yes, this is correct. However, if you say it as a statement of fact, you should put a period at the end rather than a question mark.
- Hi, Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores ?
- Yes, this is correct.
- However, if you say it as a statement of fact, you should put a period at the end rather than a question mark.
- However, it can sound like a question if you use the appropriate questioning intonation.
- If you do this, it's acceptable to put a question mark at the end.
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Hi,
Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores? Yes, this is correct. However, if you say it as a statement of fact, you should put a period at the end rather than a question mark.
However, it can sound like a question if you use the appropriate questioning intonation. If you do this, it's accepta
Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores? Yes, this is correct. However, if you say it as a statement of fact, you should put a period at the end rather than a question mark.
However, it can sound like a question if you use the appropriate questioning intonation. If you do this, it's accepta
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Clive, would this imply that they were supposed to know both scores?
I would have thought it was Neither Janet nor Lisa knew her test score.
I would have thought it was Neither Janet nor Lisa knew her test score.
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Grammar Geek <>
I would have thought it was Neither Janet nor Lisa knew her test score.
You're right:
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neither ... nor
Singular or Plural Verb
This construction takes a singular verb when the alternatives are singular or when the 2nd alternative is singular.
Bryan
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Hi guys,
Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores. The plural object seemed fine to me because I took the sentence to mean that each woman had done several tests and did not know the scores from this series of tests.
Best wishes, Clive
Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores. The plural object seemed fine to me because I took the sentence to mean that each woman had done several tests and did not know the scores from this series of tests.
Best wishes, Clive
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AnonymousNeither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores?Hi, everybody, I am also a english learner.
Should we use knows instead of "know" ?
Neither Janet nor Lisa knows their test scores? (is this scentence correct?)
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