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Grammar and Linguistics > neither - more mistake
neither - more mistake
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anlu79
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neither - more mistake
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Hello teachers!
Could some of you please comment on that sentence:
�Teenagers are neither spending their money on useless things, nor aren �t they thinking about it. �
Am I right in saying that the second part of this sentence is wrong because you can �t use �nor � combined with a negative form?
Thanks for your feedback :)
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15 Nov 2009
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mariaelaine
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Yes it is incorrect. It should be .......nor are they thinking about it.
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15 Nov 2009
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anlu79
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I think he wanted to say that teenagers do think about the way they spend their money.
I think the correct sentence ending should be �nor are they thoughtless about it �, although that sounds a bit weird. !?
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15 Nov 2009
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juliag
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This might sound a little more natural though it �s a bit long:
�Teenagers are neither spending their money on useless things, nor spending it without thinking about what they really want and/or need. �
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15 Nov 2009
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Beeya
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I think the correct form should be ... nor do they think about it. I personally don�t see why present continuous is used there, since the phrase should imply a rather general state.
In what regards that they do think about not spending money, I kind of doubt that. |
15 Nov 2009
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anlu79
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Thanks for your replies! I think he meant to say that teenagers do think about it, as it was a longer essay and he argued in favour of teens getting pocket-money.
Seems like this neither-nor issue is rather complicated, I �ll have to do an extra lesson on it some time soon.
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15 Nov 2009
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