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    The document explains the use of the conjunction "neither...nor..." to connect two negative elements in a sentence. It can be used with nouns, adjectives, verbs, and subjects, and follows the verb agreement of the second element. Examples are provided to illustrate connecting words of the same type as well as subjects.

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    The document explains the use of the conjunction "neither...nor..." to connect two negative elements in a sentence. It can be used with nouns, adjectives, verbs, and subjects, and follows the verb agreement of the second element. Examples are provided to illustrate connecting words of the same type as well as subjects.

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    NEITHER…NOR…

    NEITHER + Noun + NOR + Noun


    Example:
    • I don’t have time and I don’t have money.
    ÞI have neither time nor money to go on holiday.
    • Carol doesn’t have a car. She also doesn’t have a
    motorbike.
    ÞCarol has neither a car nor a motorbike.
    NEITHER…NOR…
    NEITHER + Adjective + NOR + Adjective
    Example:
    • Jim wasn’t surprised by what I said. He wasn’t
    shocked by what I said.
    ÞJim was neither surprised nor shocked by what I
    said.
    • Evy wasn’t embarrassed when Victoria told her to
    shut up. She wasn’t angry, either.
    ÞEvy was neither embarrassed nor angry when
    Victoria told her to shut up.
    NEITHER…NOR…
    NEITHER + Verb + NOR + Verb
    Example:
    • My sister doesn’t drink coffee and doesn’t smoke.
    ÞMy sister neither drinks coffee nor smokes.
    • We didn’t see the accident. We didn’t hear it,
    either.
    ÞWe neither saw nor heard the accident.
    • Al doesn’t play tennis. He doesn’t watch it on TV.
    ÞAl neither plays nor watches tennis on TV.
    NEITHER…NOR…
    NEITHER + Subject 1 + NOR + Subject 2
    Example:
    • Mark is not very tall. His wife is not very tall, either.
    ÞNeither Mark nor his wife is very tall.
    • Chris didn’t come to the party. Paul didn’t come to the
    party, either.
    ÞNeither Chris nor Paul came to the party.
    • He is not going to help us. His students are not going to
    help us, either.
    ÞNeither he nor his students are going to help us.
    ÞNeither his students nor he is going to help us.
    NEITHER…NOR…
    • Neither is used as a conjunction.
    • “Neither…nor…” is used to connect the same kind of word or
    phrase in the sentence.
    – I have neither time nor money to go on holiday. (Noun)
    – Jim was neither surprised nor shocked by what I said. (Adjective)
    – My sister neither drinks coffee nor smokes. (Verb)
    • Neither makes a negative statement about two people or
    things. => Cannot be used with other negative forms
    • When the subject begins with “neither…nor…”, the verb is
    determined by Subject 2.
    – Neither he nor his students are going to help us.
    – Neither his students nor he is going to help us.
    NEITHER…NOR…
    1. Tom doesn't lie to his friends. Paul doesn't either.
    Neither Tom nor Paul lies to their friends.
    Þ___________________________________________________
    2. The speaker will not confirm the story. The speaker will not
    deny the story.
    Þ___________________________________________________
    The speaker will neither confirm nor deny the story.
    3. Smoking isn't good for your heart. Drinking isn't good for your
    heart.
    Þ___________________________________________________
    Neither smoking nor drinking is good for your heart.
    4. Richard and John didn't keep her secret.
    Þ___________________________________________________
    Neither Richard nor John kept her secret.
    5. He didn’t want coffee. He didn’t want tea, either.
    Þ___________________________________________________
    He wanted neither coffee nor tea.
    NEITHER…NOR…
    6. I’m not happy and you aren’t either.
    Neither I nor you are happy.
    Þ____________________________________________________
    Neither you nor I am happy.
    Þ____________________________________________________
    7. He doesn’t have pen. And he doesn’t have paper.
    He has neither pen nor paper.
    Þ____________________________________________________
    8. David doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play table tennis.
    David plays neither tennis nor table tennis.
    Þ____________________________________________________
    9. Tom can’t Tom
    play can
    tennis.
    playTom can’ttennis
    neither play football.
    nor football.
    Þ____________________________________________________
    10. I don’t have to go to school on Sundays. He doesn’t have to
    go to school on Sundays.
    Neither he nor I have to go to school on Sundays.
    Þ____________________________________________________
    Neither I nor he has to go to school on Sundays.
    Þ____________________________________________________

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