Questions tagged [neither-nor]
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Standalone ɴᴏʀ: "neither this nor that" versus "not this nor that"?
Is one of these correct two versions and the other incorrect, or are they both correct?
Those on the bottom had neither the ability nor the opportunity to get to the top.
Those on the bottom did not ...
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"I have not given {or/nor} received any information"?
Is it correct to say "I have not given or received any information about the party"?
Or is it correct to say "I have not given nor received any information about the party"?
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two neither in a sentence
Is the below sentence correct? This is the first time, I am seeing two neither in a sentence.
In the case of a constitutive relation, neither relatum precedes the other temporally, and neither can ...
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Using "neither… nor"
Neither Italy nor France got to the quarter finals last year.
How should one correctly express the above sentence by including just another subject? Is it:
Neither Italy neither Germany nor France ...
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My question is about Either or/Neither nor
I am not watching the movie on TV. I am not watching the movie on my laptop.
Should I use either-or or neither-nor?
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We cannot evaluate A exactly, thus NEITHER(?) B(A), and have to rely on
Is the sentence
We cannot evaluate A exactly, thus neither B(A), and have to rely on ...
okay? If not, what about
We cannot evaluate A exactly, thus also not B(A), and have to rely on ...
?
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My friend neither/Neither has my friend
Is the using of "neither" in this dialogue correct?
-I haven't seen the film yet.
-My friend neither.
It could be "Neither has my friend." But I want to find out if that using is also correct.
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Can 'nor' be used to negate a positive statement?
I would like to ask whether the following constructions are correct:
1. He refused to listen to me. Nor is he ready to leave.
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2. We missed the plane. Nor did we catch the train.
From this ...
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Neither in two actions
I've received an email in which the sender would say:
You haven't sent me the file neither haven't told me why I should make another technology request.
I think that it was incorrect, but, I don't ...
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Negation in "John is NOT able to express his needs appropriately NOR to initiate communication", is it right?
John is not able to express his needs appropriately nor to initiate communication.
Is the grammar correct ?
My question is are the negative words used correctly. So is it possible to use two of ...
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I am neither robber nor police. Neither I am robber nor police
Which sentence should be correct?
I am neither robber nor police.
Neither I am robber nor police.
I often saw ( neither....nor) is sometimes used in the middle of sentences and sometimes it is ...
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