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Tamguatlay Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Transformation of sentence

0Raju's friends were not at the concert nor was Raju himself.02br
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001. Neither 00Raju's friends nor Raju 00was at the concert.02br
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002. Neither 00Raju nor his friends 00were at the concert.02br
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00Which sentence is correct when the sentence in bold is transformed?02br
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00Thanking in advance.0-
  

Top answer

0#1 is maybe grammatically ok according to some grammarians, but I think the vast majority of native speakers would find #2 much more natural. 050010id1

— Kooyeen

  • 0#1 is maybe grammatically ok according to some grammarians, but I think the vast majority of native speakers would find #2 much more natural.
  • 050010id1
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0#1 is maybe grammatically ok according to some grammarians, but I think the vast majority of native speakers would find #2 much more natural. The reason is that the plural verb in #2 (=were) agrees with what comes immediately before (...friends were...).050010id1
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0Raju's friends were not at the concert nor was Raju himself.02br
02br
001. Neither 00Raju's friends nor Raju 00was at the concert.02br
02br
002. Neither 00Raju nor his friends 00were at the concert.02br
02br
00Kooyeen wrote: ... the vast majority of native speakers would find #2 much more natural because the plural verb
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