grammar · neutral
neither ... nor ...
Used to say that two things are both not true or not the case.
Examples
“Neither the manager nor the staff were available for comment.”
“She likes neither tea nor coffee.”
“Neither option seems ideal for long-term planning.”
Band 8 sentence
“Neither the technological advances nor the social policies implemented in recent years have resolved inequality entirely.”
Collocations
- neither A nor B + verb
Common mistakes
Neither of the answers is correct.→Neither answer is correct.
Neither he nor his friends is at home.→Neither he nor his friends are at home.
I don't like neither option.→I like neither option.
Say it for a higher band
5not ... and not ...→6not ... nor→7+neither ... nor ...
Synonyms
not ... and not ...
Easily confused
both ... and ...
“Neither the students nor the teacher agreed with the proposal.”
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