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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

No/neither?

Neither student knew the answer.
No student knew the answer.

Are these correct?
  

Top answer

Are these correct? The first sentence is fine. The second sentence should be: None of the students knew the answer.

— Tamguatlay

  • Are these correct?
  • The first sentence is fine.
  • The second sentence should be: None of the students knew the answer.
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AnonymousNeither student knew the answer.No student knew the answer.Are these correct?
The first sentence is fine.
The second sentence should be: None of the students knew the answer.
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AnonymousNeither student knew the answer.No student knew the answer.
Those are both OK, as is tamguatlay's version. Only the first sentence refers exclusively to two students; the other sentences refer to three or more students.
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