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Michael841 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Neither vs nor
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) We don't know the depth of the disaster neither do we know the required aid.
B) We don't know the depth of the disaster nor do we know the required aid.
Sth tells me B, but am I right?
Many thanks
A) We don't know the depth of the disaster neither do we know the required aid.
B) We don't know the depth of the disaster nor do we know the required aid.
Sth tells me B, but am I right?
Many thanks
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If you repunctuate, you can use either. A) We don't know the depth of the disaster ; neither do we know the required aid. B) We don't know the depth of the disaster , nor do we know the required aid.
- If you repunctuate, you can use either.
- A) We don't know the depth of the disaster ; neither do we know the required aid.
- B) We don't know the depth of the disaster , nor do we know the required aid.
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If you repunctuate, you can use either.
A) We don't know the depth of the disaster; neither do we know the required aid.
B) We don't know the depth of the disaster, nor do we know the required aid.
A) We don't know the depth of the disaster; neither do we know the required aid.
B) We don't know the depth of the disaster, nor do we know the required aid.
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But while beginning a sentence, I take it only 'nor' is used?
He wasn't a good man. Nor was he a rich one. (for example)
He wasn't a good man. Nor was he a rich one. (for example)
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Well, since I used 'neither' after a semi-colon in the first one, it should also work after a period. Frankly, they both sound OK to me.
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