structure · neutral
neither + A + nor + B + V
Band 7+speakingtask2
used to say that not one and not the other of two things is true
Examples
“Neither the evidence nor the witnesses supported his claim.”
“Neither the manager nor the assistant was available for comment.”
“Neither inflation nor unemployment has decreased this quarter.”
Band 8 sentence
“Neither the short-term policies nor the long-term strategies fully address the structural causes of inequality.”
Collocations
- neither A nor B is/are
- neither of the
Word family
neither ... nor ... coordinating conjunction
Common mistakes
Neither the reasons were clear.→Neither of the reasons was clear.
He neither came or called.→He neither came nor called.
Say it for a higher band
5not ... and→6not ... or→7+neither + A + nor + B + V
Synonyms
not ... either
Easily confused
not ... either
“I don't like coffee either.”
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