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Originally Posted by samana
Am alwayz confused in using Neither/Nor in past.
I mean if we want to say
Na hee us ne pori baat suni,na hee wo ruki
n all sent lik tht.
Q 2.
Can u use did with neither/nor sentz?
like near me the transltion b
Neither did She listen,nor did she stay?
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It is very easy just look at these exmplz.
Neither
Neither means 'not one nor the other of two'. It is followed by a singular noun and verb.
Neither shirt looks good on you.
Neither statement is true.
Neither of
Before a determiner (articles, possessives and distributives) or a personal pronoun, we use neither of.
Neither of my parents lives with me.
Neither of my sisters is married.
I like neither of them.
The pronoun that comes after neither of is plural in number. The verb is normally singular, but can be plural in an informal style.
Neither and nor to mean 'also not'
The adverbs neither and nor mean 'also not'. They can be used at the beginning of a clause after a negative idea.
I don't like science fiction. Neither does my husband. (OR My husband does not either.)
Alice didn't come, and nor did Mary. (OR Mary didn't either.)
We have never been to Paris. Neither have I. (OR I haven't either.)
She can't come today, and neither can her brother. (OR And her brother can't either)
Note that here we use the inverted word order neither/nor + auxiliary verb + subject.
Neither…nor
This structure is used to join two negative ideas.
My father can't speak English.
My mother can't speak English.
Neither my father nor my mother can speak English.
After neither, we use a positive verb to mean a negative idea.
I don't drink.
I don't smoke.
I neither drink nor smoke. (NOT I neither don't drink nor don't smoke.)
When two singular nouns are joined by neither…nor, the verb is normally singular, but it can be plural in an informal style.
Neither Alice nor Mary is good at painting. (normal)
Neither Alice nor Mary are good at paiting. (informal)