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Neither
can be a conjunction, a pronoun, or an adjective
1)
Conjunction
:
neither + nor = not one of two
(Betty
doesn't like fiction. Jane doesn't like fiction.)
=
Neither Betty nor Jane likes fiction.
=
Betty doesn't like fiction. Neither does Jane.
=
Betty doesn't like fiction. Nor does Jane.
=
Betty doesn't like fiction and neither does Jane.
=
......................... and nor does Jane.
=
Betty doesn't like fiction, neither does Jane.
=
......................... , nor does Jane.
(
She doesn't drink tea. She doesn't drink coffee. )
=
She drinks neither tea nor coffee.
=
She doesn't drink either tea or coffee.
It
is neither blue nor green.
He
could neither stand up nor lie down.
**Neither
he nor I know the answer.
Neither
I nor he knows the answer.
Neither
you nor I nor Somsak knows the answer.
Neither
you nor I nor anybody else knows the answer.
2)
Pronoun
: neither = not either : neither + of +
plural noun (pro)
Neither
of the girls likes fiction.
=
Neither likes fiction.
Neither
of the boys has arrived.
=
Neither has arrived.
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I like neither.
=
I do not like either.
Which
do you buy? Neither.
Which
will you have? Neither, thank you.
3)
Adjective
: neither = not either (place "neither"
before singular noun)
I
can agree in neither case.
Neither
statement is true.
**Note
: Noun and verb that come after neither must be in singular forms.
I
can agree in neither case.
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