Grammar Cards – Using Neither … nor in English

English Grammar Tips, Grammar Cards – Using Neither … nor in English

• Neitheris used as a conjunction. This structure, “neither … nor”, is used to connect the same kind of word or phrase in the sentence.
• Neithermakes a negative statement about two people or things.

Example Sentences

• Neither Mark nor his wife is very tall.
• My sister neither drinks nor smokes.
• Neither my friends nor the bookstore has the book.
• Neither the employees nor the boss was at work.
• Neither Susan nor her friends are going to go to the party tonight.
• Neither my father nor my mother went to university.