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Vincent Teo Posted 10 years ago
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neither .. nor
Which is correct?
1 a Tina must neither wear short skirt nor wear a sleeveless blouse.
b Tina must neither wear short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse.
2 a We neither play fireworks nor play loud music on Christmas.
b We play neither fireworks nor play loud music on Christmas.
C We neither play fireworks nor loud music on Christmas.
d We play neither fireworks nor loud music on Christmas.
1 a Tina must neither wear short skirt nor wear a sleeveless blouse.
b Tina must neither wear short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse.
2 a We neither play fireworks nor play loud music on Christmas.
b We play neither fireworks nor play loud music on Christmas.
C We neither play fireworks nor loud music on Christmas.
d We play neither fireworks nor loud music on Christmas.
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Vincent Teo 1 a Tina must neither wear short skirt nor wear a sleeveless blouse. b Tina must neither wear short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse. No.
- Vincent Teo 1 a Tina must neither wear short skirt nor wear a sleeveless blouse.
- b Tina must neither wear short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse.
- No.
- 1c .
- Tina must wear neither a short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse.
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Vincent Teo1 a Tina must neither wear short skirt nor wear a sleeveless blouse. b Tina must neither wear short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse.No.
1c. Tina must wear neither a short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse.
Vincent Teo2 a We neither play fireworks nor play loud music on Christmas. b We play neither fireworks
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All of your sentences are awkward and unnatural, I'm afraid.
Tina must wear neither a short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse. (It would be more idiomatic to say Tina must not/should not/may not wear a short skirt or a sleeveless blouse.)
We neither set off fireworks nor play loud music at Christmas. (On Christmas is a little awkward, though you might hear it said,
Tina must wear neither a short skirt nor a sleeveless blouse. (It would be more idiomatic to say Tina must not/should not/may not wear a short skirt or a sleeveless blouse.)
We neither set off fireworks nor play loud music at Christmas. (On Christmas is a little awkward, though you might hear it said,
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Thanks, how about
1 Tina should neither eat in the canteen nor in the classroom.
2 Tina should eat neither in the canteen nor in the classroom.
1 Tina should neither eat in the canteen nor in the classroom.
2 Tina should eat neither in the canteen nor in the classroom.
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#2.
Compare:
Tina can neither eat nor dance in the classroom.
Tina can neither eat in the classroom nor dance in the hall.
Tina can dance neither in the classroom nor the hall.
Compare:
Tina can neither eat nor dance in the classroom.
Tina can neither eat in the classroom nor dance in the hall.
Tina can dance neither in the classroom nor the hall.
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Thanks, how about:
1 The old woman could neither read nor write.
2 The old woman neither could read nor write.
3 We should call neither people names nor be rude to them.
4 We neither should call people names nor be rude to them.
5 We set off neither fireworks nor play loud music at Christmas.
1 The old woman could neither read nor write.
2 The old woman neither could read nor write.
3 We should call neither people names nor be rude to them.
4 We neither should call people names nor be rude to them.
5 We set off neither fireworks nor play loud music at Christmas.
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Vincent TeoThanks, how about:1 The old woman could neither read nor write.2 The old woman neither could read nor write.3 We should call neither people names nor be rude to them.4 We neither should call people names nor be rude to them.5 We set off neither fireworks nor play loud music at Christmas.You have evidently learnt nothing from my examples. Have you
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Hi,
I just figured out what you mean. My answer:
1 The old woman could neither read nor write.
3 We should call neither people names nor be rude to them.
AM I RIGHT?
I just figured out what you mean. My answer:
1 The old woman could neither read nor write.
3 We should call neither people names nor be rude to them.
AM I RIGHT?
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Vincent TeoAM I RIGHT?#1—yes. Congratulations!
Please reconsider #3.
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i think the correct ways:
3 We should neither call people names nor be rude to them.
3 We should neither call people names nor be rude to them.
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