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 #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 17:53 pm Adj |
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| tung quoc wrote: |
Dear all,
Please rerad:
This sentence is not correct and natural.
=This sentence is neither correct nor natural.
Now, for the sentence:
This sentence is not correct, common and natural. (1)
Can I re-write:
This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural.
If not, how to re_write (1)?
Quoc |
Hi, Quoc! You may use neither...nor with two singular nouns. So this sentence
This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural. is incorrect |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 18:19 pm Adj |
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| tung quoc wrote: |
This sentence is not correct and natural. CORRECTION: This sentence is not correct or natural.
=This sentence is neither correct nor natural. OK
Now, for the sentence:
This sentence is not correct, common and natural. (1)
This sentence is not correct, common or natural. (1)
Can I re-write:
This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural.
No, as Pamela mentioned, the word "neither" is used when there are exactly two things.
If not, how to re_write (1)?
This sentence is not correct, common or natural. (1)
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