Transcript NEITHER …NOR

Correlative Conjunction
NEITHER …NOR
Usage
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Correlative conjunctions always join grammatically
equal elements (e.g., noun & noun, adjective &
adjective, phrase & phrase, clause & clause, etc.).
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Other correlative conjuntions are;
both... and,
either...or,
whether…or,
not only...but also.
We will study them later 
As a correlative conjunction, neither (not either) is
almost always followed by nor (not or):
---Neither the liberals nor the conservatives had
originally supported the winner.
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This form is used to connect to negative sentences.
Neither and nor are themselves negative so we make
our sentences positive when we use them (the
meaning of the sentence becomes negative of
course  , remember “never”) .
Example:
Ali doesn't like fish. Ayşe doesn't like fish.
Neither Ali nor Ayşe likes fish.
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Subjects connected by “neither … nor” take singular
verbs and pronouns when both subjects are singular.
---Neither Diane nor Nicole has her own apartment.
 Plural when both are plural:
---Neither the Yankees nor the Dodgers won cups this year.
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Usage guides commonly say that when a singular and a
plural subject are joined by these correlative
conjunctions, the noun or pronoun nearer the verb
should determine the number of the verb:
---Neither the mayor nor the council members have talked
on the problem.
---Neither the council members nor the mayor has talked
on the problem.
Use neither … nor and fill in the blanks.
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neither black ……..white.
1- Grey is ………..
nor
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neither
nor
2- My father eats ……………beef
…………..
pork.
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nor spoke all day.
3- We ………..
neither talked …………..
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neither well
4- Mary plays the violin …………….
………..badly.
nor
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5- I like my boiled eggs …………….
hard
neither
…………soft.
nor
Connect the sentences using
neither … nor
We don’t speak Spanish – We don’t speak French.
…………………………………………….
We speak neither Spanish nor French..
 They can’t read. – They can’t write.
They can neither read nor write.
……………………………………………
 The film wasn’t exciting. – It wasn’t interesting.
The film was neither exciting nor interesting.
………………………………………………………
 He doesn’t speak quietly – He doesn’t speak clearly
He speaks neither quietly nor clearly.
………………………………………………………
 That boy doesn’t speak kindly – He doesn’t speak
politely.
That boy speaks neither kindly nor politely.
……………………………………………………..
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A Quotation
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"Those who would give up essential liberty
to purchase a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
(Benjamin Franklin)