1. NEITHER …NOR Correlative Conjunction

2. Usage Correlative conjunctions always join grammatically equal elements (e.g., noun & noun, adjective & adjective, phrase & phrase, clause & clause, etc.). Other correlative conjuntions are; both... and, either...or, whether…or, not only...but also. We will study them later

3. As a correlative conjunction, neither (not either) is almost always followed by nor (not or): ---Neither the liberals nor the conservatives had originally supported the winner. This form is used to connect to negative sentences. Neither and nor are themselves negative so we make our sentences positive when we use them (the meaning of the sentence becomes negative of course, remember “never”). Example: Ali doesn't like fish. Ayşe doesn't like fish. Neither Ali nor Ayşe likes fish.

4. Subjects connected by “neither … nor” take singular verbs and pronouns when both subjects are singular. ---Neither Diane nor Nicole has her own apartment. Plural when both are plural: ---Neither the Yankees nor the Dodgers won cups this year. Usage guides commonly say that when a singular and a plural subject are joined by these correlative conjunctions, the noun or pronoun nearer the verb should determine the number of the verb: ---Neither the mayor nor the council members have talked on the problem. ---Neither the council members nor the mayor has talked on the problem.

5. 1- Grey is ……….. black ……..white. 2- My father eats ……………beef ………….. pork. 3- We ……….. talked ………….. spoke all day. 4- Mary plays the violin ……………. well ………..badly. 5- I like my boiled eggs ……………. hard …………soft. Use neither … nor and fill in the blanks. neither nor

6. Connect the sentences using neither … nor We don’t speak Spanish – We don’t speak French. ……………………………………………. They can’t read. – They can’t write. …………………………………………… The film wasn’t exciting. – It wasn’t interesting. ……………………………………………………… He doesn’t speak quietly – He doesn’t speak clearly ……………………………………………………… That boy doesn’t speak kindly – He doesn’t speak politely. …………………………………………………….. We speak neither Spanish nor French.. They can neither read nor write. The film was neither exciting nor interesting. He speaks neither quietly nor clearly. That boy speaks neither kindly nor politely.

7. A Quotation "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)