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Neither... nor and The possessive adjective



 
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Neither... nor and The possessive adjective #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 30, 2006 19:05 pm   Neither... nor and The possessive adjective
 

Hello! How are you? Thanks in advance

1.- He doesn?t like playing football or rugby

2.- He doesn?t like playing neither football nor rugby.

Can I always use "...or..." and "neither...nor"
to express the same idea?

Are both of them the same?

My second question:

The possessive adjective

Where should I put the adjectives in
a case like this?

a.- Ann?s beautiful black cat.

b.- Beautiful black Ann?s cat.

I am afraid that the first sounds much better to my
ears, but I am not quite sure.

Jes?s

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Neither... nor and The possessive adjective #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 30, 2006 19:34 pm   Neither... nor and The possessive adjective
 

Hi Jes?s

Hope you're enjoying your evening. Wink

Quote:
2.- He doesn?t like playing neither football nor rugby.
This sentence has a double negative so it's grammatically incorrect. You can use neither ... nor this way:

He likes playing neither football nor rugby.

Quote:
a.- Ann?s beautiful black cat.

b.- Beautiful black Ann?s cat.


In sentence a.) the cat is beautiful and black
In sentence b.) Ann is beautiful and black

In both sentences, the cat belongs to Ann. Cool

Amy
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Neither... nor and The possessive adjective #3 (permalink) Sat Sep 30, 2006 20:31 pm   Neither... nor and The possessive adjective
 

Oh my god!

What a big mistake!

Thank you very much, Amy!

By the way, could I use 'either' instead of 'neither'?

'He doesn?t like playing either football or rugby'

I think it sounds a little bit awkward.

Jes?s
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Neither... nor and The possessive adjective #4 (permalink) Sat Sep 30, 2006 20:42 pm   Neither... nor and The possessive adjective
 

Jesus1 wrote:
By the way, could I use 'either' instead of 'neither'?

'He doesn?t like playing either football or rugby'

I think it sounds a little bit awkward.

Hi Jes?s

Yes, that's how you would use either ... or. You don't really need the word either unless you want to add a little emphasis. The sentence is just fine using only the word or.

Amy
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