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neither nor



mushloom
Singapore

neither nor
 
can anyone please help me?

I was supposed to join these two sentences using neither nor.
I will not take the bus to work. I will not take the train to work

which of the ones below is/are correct? or are both right?

a) i will take neither the bus nor the train to work.
b) i will neither take the bus nor the train to work.

would appreciate anyone who could advise. thanks in advance

3 May 2011      





serene
Greece

Hi, I �m not a native speaker but I have read that when you use neither ... nor, it is preferable to put both the neither and the nor immediately in front of the parts of the sentence they refer to. In my opinion the second sentence is not exactly wrong, but the first one is more acceptable.

3 May 2011     



PhilipR
Thailand

Both are okay AFAIK.

3 May 2011     



mushloom
Singapore

thanks for the responses. :)

4 May 2011