(a)
‘Neither’ is
Adjective, Adverb, Conjunction, and Pronoun.
Synonyms:
Incomplete, none, not
either, not one or the other
Sentences:
1. Anne didn’t go and neither did I.
2. Harry knows neither of us.
3. Jack, neither shoe looks good.
4. Lucy’s neither answer was correct.
5. Neither dress fitted the girl.
6. Neither machine worked so workers left early.
7. Neither of us liked Malcolm.
8. Neither of them looks happy.
9. Neither of us went to the concert.
10.
Nicky can't swim and
neither can Mary.
11.
We like neither of
them.
(b) ‘Neither – nor’ is Conjunction.
Synonyms:
Not either, not one
or the other
Note: 'Neither - nor'
is used in sentences giving a negative sense.
Sentences:
1. Anne could neither laugh nor cry.
2. I have neither time nor money for movies.
3. Julie's neither rich nor beautiful.
4. My brother neither smokes nor drinks.
5. Neither France nor Mexico reached the finals.
6. Neither Jack nor his wife met us.
7. Neither Mary nor her sister can swim.
8. The doll is neither useful nor cheap.
9. There is neither the flooding nor the landslide.
10.
Zany’s hair was
neither long nor short.
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