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neither nor and not only but also
This document discusses the conjunctions "neither...nor" and "not only...but also". It explains that "neither...nor" is used to indicate that neither of two or more options are true or possible. "Not only...but also" is similar to "both" and is used to indicate that not only one thing is true but also something else. The document provides examples of how to use these conjunctions with nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. It also discusses the different positions "not only...but also" can take in a sentence, including with subject-verb inversion.
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- 1. Neither… nor & not only… but also
- 2. Neither….nor Neither means not one and not the other; not one nor the other. Neither is something like the opposite of either. Ex: •you can have either fried rice or fried noodle(you can have rice or noodle) •You can have neither fried rice nor fried noodle(you cannot have rice or noodle)
- 3. Just like theprevious pairs,this one can be used with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Follow the examples: You can take neither fried rice nor fried noodle. We must neither sell it nor throw it away. When you leave the room, you will feel neither too happy nor too sad. You can run the machine neither too slowly not too quickly
- 4. • As adeterminer, neither behaves like either. o Neither an apple nor an orange is good enough for me. o Neither the hens not the ducks sell very well in this place. o Neither rice nor tobacco has been grown here.
- 5. Not only …butalso • In its meaning,not only… but also is the same as both. However, this has more varied uses than the previous pairs. Now look at the sentence again.
- 6. • Farmers requirednot only the knowledge and skill of farming but they also needed to know marketing and other economic aspects of algiculture. • Farmers required not only farming skill but they also required marketing skills. • Farmers did not only require farming skills but they also required marketing skills. • Not only did farmers require farming skills but they also require marketing skills.
- 7. • These arethe three ways to use not only… but also in the sentence. The third sentence has an inversion of the subject and the verb. Not only did farmers require farming skills but subject they also required marketing skills.
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