I recently received an email with the following question: "Peter has not gone to school today, _______ has he done his homework.” The question was regarding whether "neither" or "nor" should be placed... ... Neither Corie nor Bob went to the play. (Corie isn't going to the play. Bob isn't going to the play.)
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Guide to some of the most common mistakes in English - Both and, neither nor, either or ... 'Neither … nor' is used in sentences in a negative sense meaning "not this one nor the other, not this nor that, not he nor she, etc.". Verb conjugation depends on the subject (singular or plural) closest to the conjugated verb.
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Briefly put, in neither ... nor constructions, the verb should always agree with the noun nearest it. Thus, "Neither De Niro nor his agent were available for comment" should be "was available for comment." Since the noun nearest the verb (agent) is singular, so the verb should be singular.
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We all spend a lot of time fretting as we are knitting. Will it fit?  Will it be flattering? Will all the ends unweave themselves and the whole thing fall apart? (Okay, maybe that one is just me.  I always ... The longer it takes, ... Well, sometimes it turns out looking and feeling exactly as you imagined in your head.
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so Jane likes cats. So do I. ... neither/nor Jane doesn't like cats. Neither do I./Nor do I. ... neither … nor … I like neither cats nor dogs...
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Marlene told us that they treated her well after being arrested . ... On the avenue Friday night she found a party hat and with a half pint in hand tried to have a good time . ... Later she bought a Cobra for a buck and was drinking it when the Friday night beat cop came by and welcomed her back with a " How you doin' beautiful" .
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Confusing grammar (neither/nor, either/or, etc - person of verb) I'm not very good in grammar but this really confuses me. Here are two Confusing grammar (neither/nor, either/or, etc - person of verb) ... In less formal usage, phrases coordinated with neither ... nor are treated more like and for concord. Thus,
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Definition of neither here nor there in the Idioms Dictionary. neither here nor there phrase. What does neither here nor there expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... See also: here, neither, nor...
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" Neither here nor there " means (figuratively or literally) to be caught between two points or locations. Idiomatically, it means not important, or having no significance or influence on the questi...
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With neither/nor is it proper to use a singular or plural predicate? For example: Neither cat nor dog is/are allowed in the pet store. ... When singular subjects are connected with neither...nor, the verb is usually and more acceptably singular, but is sometimes plural: "Neither cat nor dog is/are allowed." Again,
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