Neither

RUMUS

Rumus Kalimat Neither … Nor dalam bahasa Inggris:

Neither + noun + nor + plural noun + plural verb
    

Neither + noun + nor + singular noun + singular verb


Verb yang mengikuti di kedua paired conjunction ini ditentukan oleh subject kalimat setelah or atau nor. Bila subjectnya sifatnya singular, maka verbnya sifatnya singular, dan begitu pula sebaliknya.

CONTOH PENGGUNAAN KALIMAT

1. Neither my sister nor the twins are using the laptop right now.

Perhatikan juga bahwa arti dari kalimat ini "baik adik perempuanku atau si kembar tidak sedang menggunakan laptop saat ini."

Perhatikan bahwa pada subject pertama (my sister) adalah singular noun dan subject kedua (the twins) adalah plural noun, namun karena yang perlu diperhatikan adalah subject kedua maka harus diikuti dengan verb yang plural (are using).

2. Neither the twins nor Kate swept the floor today.

Perhatikan juga bahwa arti dari kalimat ini “baik si kembar ataupun Kate tidak menyapu lantai hari ini.”

Perhatikan bahwa pada subject pertama (the twins) adalah plural noun dan subject kedua (Kate) adalah singular noun, namun karena yang perlu diperhatikan adalah subject kedua maka harus diikuti dengan verb yang singular (sweeps).

Contoh kalimat lainnya:

- Neither you nor I have washed the dishes today.
Baik kamu maupun aku belum mencuci piring hari ini.

- Neither you nor your sister made my coffee this morning.
Baik kamu maupun adik kamu tidak membuat kopi saya pagi ini.

2. Neither / nor - used in a sentence in the negative sense when you want to say that two or more things are not true

Neither my mother nor my father went to university.

Singular or plural

When using either/or and neither/nor, note the following rules:

1. If both elements are singular, then the verb is singular too.

Neither Leila nor Nancy is going to write the report. ('Leila' and 'Nancy' are singular; so the verb ' is' is singular too)

2. However, if one of the elements is plural, then use a plural verb.

Neither the teacher nor the students were in the classroom this morning. (The noun 'students' is plural; so the verb 'were' is plural too)

Neither as a determiner

Neither allows us to make a negative statement about two people or things at the same time. Neither goes before singular countable nouns. We use it to say ‘not either’ in relation to two things. Neither can be pronounced /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ or /ˈni:ðə(r)/.

Neither parent came to meet the teacher. (The mother didn’t come and the father didn’t come.)

Neither dress fitted her. (There were two dresses and not one of them fitted her.)

We use neither of before pronouns and plural countable nouns which have a determiner (my, his, the) before them:

Neither of us went to the concert.

Neither of the birthday cards was suitable.

Spoken English:

In formal styles, we use neither of with a singular verb when it is the subject. However, in informal speaking, people often use plural verbs:

Neither of my best friends was around.

Neither of them were interested in going to university.

In speaking, we can use neither on its own in replies when we are referring to two things that have already been mentioned:

A:

Mike, which would you prefer, tea or coffee?

B:

Neither thanks. I’ve just had a coffee.

Neither … nor

We can use neither as a conjunction with nor. It connects two or more negative alternatives. This can sound formal in speaking:

Neither Brian nor his wife mentioned anything about moving house. (Brian didn’t mention that they were moving house and his wife didn’t mention that they were moving house.)

Neither Italy nor France got to the quarter finals last year.

The less formal alternative is to use and … not … either:

Italy didn’t get to the quarter finals last year and France didn’t either.

See also:

·         Not … either

Not with neither and nor

When a clause with neither or nor is used after a negative clause, we invert the subject and the verb after neither and nor:

He hadn’t done any homework, neither had he brought any of his books to class.

We didn’t get to see the castle, nor did we see the cathedral.

See also:

·         Conjunctions

Neither do I, Nor can she

We use neither and nor + auxiliary/modal verb + subject to mean ‘also not’:

A:

I hate snakes. I can’t even look at a picture of a snake.

B:

Neither can I.

Not: I can’t also.

A:

Jacqueline doesn’t drive.

B:

Nor does Gina.

Not: Gina doesn’t also