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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
neither of
Neither of the two girls is / are my student.
Some natives says both are grammatical but my grammar book says "in" is the only choice. I need an explanation.
Some natives says both are grammatical but my grammar book says "in" is the only choice. I need an explanation.
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Look at it like this: Neither [of the two girls] is my student . 'neither', 'is', and 'student' are all singular, so they all go together. 'of the two girls' just tells us the group we're choosing from.
- Look at it like this: Neither [of the two girls] is my student .
- 'neither', 'is', and 'student' are all singular, so they all go together.
- 'of the two girls' just tells us the group we're choosing from.
- If the writer didn't insist on saying there were two girls to choose from, it would just be Neither girl is my student .
- CJ
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Look at it like this:
Neither [of the two girls] is my student.
'neither', 'is', and 'student' are all singular, so they all go together.
'of the two girls' just tells us the group we're choosing from. If the writer didn't insist on saying there were two girls to choose from, it would just be Neither girl is my student.
CJ
Neither [of the two girls] is my student.
'neither', 'is', and 'student' are all singular, so they all go together.
'of the two girls' just tells us the group we're choosing from. If the writer didn't insist on saying there were two girls to choose from, it would just be Neither girl is my student.
CJ
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