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idalathif
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grammar problem
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hi friends.....
i have a problem with �neither - nor � and �either-or � using. which one is correct:
either James or Sarah is crying because of their bad score, or
either James or Sarah is crying because of her bad score.
please help me!!!
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6 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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The sentence really doesn �t make much sense, but the best option would be "Either James or Sarah is crying because of their bad scores". They probably have their own scores, so the first option doesn �t work. I guess, if James is extremely sympathetic, he might cry about Sarah �s score. Is there some context for this sentence? Bruce |
6 Dec 2012
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pikola
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Maybe you want to say:
"Both James and Sarah are crying because of their bad scores" |
7 Dec 2012
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dillydi
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If you look up both words using an online dictionary that will help you with the usage of these words... |
7 Dec 2012
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miyoko71
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I agree with pikola.if you use" either......or", it means that just one of them is crying because of their bad scores, and we aren �t sure who of them. you can use(neither....nor) to mean that none of them is crying because of the bad score |
7 Dec 2012
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cunliffe
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Nobody uses �nor � any more. I �ve even seen English teachers mark it wrong! People say �Neither...... or. �
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7 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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Thanks for that note, Lynne. I hadn �t thought about it, but now I realize that people don �t use "nor". Since I still do, and "neither" isn �t a very common word anyway, it just didn �t occur to me.
Bruce |
7 Dec 2012
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