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Using "neither" without "nor"

Using 'neither' after a non-negative-verb main clause (Mirabeau pointed out ...) does not work. *John said he didn't like tomatoes, though he neither went to buy any. A valid sentence is: J …
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Subject-verb agreement in questions using neither-nor constructions

Quizlet is the only source I've been able to find endorsing the extension of the proximity rule to correlative conjunction constructions used as subjects in interrogative questions: When either and n …
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Neither-nor, usage of neither-nor with verb

Neither ... nor ... constructions must be balanced. Neither John nor Ali was to blame..... Neither John nor Ali was to blame. We saw neither Alice nor Farzana..... We saw neither Alice nor Farzana. T …
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