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Fien Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Neither Nor
Hi everyone, im new here
btw, I would like to ask about the uses of "Neither...Nor"
1) Neither (singular noun) nor (singular noun)
The following can be is/ are but "are" is informal, right?
2) Neither (plural noun) nor (singular noun)
In this case, is/ are or both can be accepted?
Also, are there any differences if i swap the position of the plural and singular noun?
3) Neither (plural noun) nor (plural noun)
Again, is/ are or both can be accepted?
I hope I can have a detailed explanation as i feel confused in these days.
Anyway, thanks in advance!
btw, I would like to ask about the uses of "Neither...Nor"
1) Neither (singular noun) nor (singular noun)
The following can be is/ are but "are" is informal, right?
2) Neither (plural noun) nor (singular noun)
In this case, is/ are or both can be accepted?
Also, are there any differences if i swap the position of the plural and singular noun?
3) Neither (plural noun) nor (plural noun)
Again, is/ are or both can be accepted?
I hope I can have a detailed explanation as i feel confused in these days.
Anyway, thanks in advance!
Top answer
Hi Fien, welcome to the forum. Maybe you don't know yet, but there's a search function on this website (top right corner, under the chat box). You can use that to search for "neither nor", there are a lot of threads on this topic (which is not a simple topic, by the way).
- Hi Fien, welcome to the forum.
- Maybe you don't know yet, but there's a search function on this website (top right corner, under the chat box).
- You can use that to search for "neither nor", there are a lot of threads on this topic (which is not a simple topic, by the way).
- Not everybody agrees on what verb is the correct one, but I'll tell you the presctiptive rule (the one grammar books usually tell you to follow, and that you should follow when you take ESL test).
- 1) Neither (singular noun) nor (singular noun)...
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Hi Fien,
welcome to the forum.
Maybe you don't know yet, but there's a search function on this website (top right corner, under the chat box). You can use that to search for "neither nor", there are a lot of threads on this topic (which is not a simple topic, by the way).
Not everybody agrees on what verb is the correct one, but I'll tell you the presctiptive rule (the one gramma
welcome to the forum.
Maybe you don't know yet, but there's a search function on this website (top right corner, under the chat box). You can use that to search for "neither nor", there are a lot of threads on this topic (which is not a simple topic, by the way).
Not everybody agrees on what verb is the correct one, but I'll tell you the presctiptive rule (the one gramma
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Thanks for your help and now I understand the use of this "complicated" and "confused" "Neither...Nor"
In fact, I didn't use the search function before I post this thread lol
But I have used it after I have posted it and without any replies
and I revealed that it's quite different from my qusetion so I keep waiting for the answer
In fact, I didn't use the search function before I post this thread lol
But I have used it after I have posted it and without any replies
and I revealed that it's quite different from my qusetion so I keep waiting for the answer
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