Neither .. nor
Can I say,
(a) He has neither studied for her maths exam nor science exam.
(b) He has studied for neither her maths nor science exam.
(c) He has studied neither for her maths nor science exam.
Thanks.
Top answer
Place the neither and nor before the same kinds of grammatical constituents. She has studied neither [for her maths exam] PP nor [for her science exam] PP . She has studied for neither [her maths exam] NP nor [her science exam] NP .
- Place the neither and nor before the same kinds of grammatical constituents.
- She has studied neither [for her maths exam] PP nor [for her science exam] PP .
- She has studied for neither [her maths exam] NP nor [her science exam] NP .
- She has neither [studied for her maths exam] VP nor [reviewed for her science exam] VP .
- PP = preposition phrase NP = noun phrase VP = verb phrase CJ
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Place the neither and nor before the same kinds of grammatical constituents.
She has studied neither [for her maths exam]PP nor [for her science exam]PP.
She has studied for neither [her maths exam]NP nor [her science exam]NP.
She has neither [studied for h
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