Important English Grammar For SSC HSC

Use : Neither …… nor 

  (1) Sudha doesn’t like Dramas . She does not like cinemas. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : Sudha likes neither dramas nor cinemas . 

 Rules to remember : 

 (1) जर वाक्यात no , not, never, nothing, nobody, no one, none , too , do not , does not , did not असल्यास काढून टाकावे .

(2) जर does not काढले तर क्रियापदाला s किंवा es लावा लावा. 

(3) जर did not काढले तर क्रियापद भूतकाळात लिहून वाक्यात येणारा समान भाग एकदाच लिहावा. 

(4) Neither ….. nor ने जोडलेले वाक्य compound sentence ( संयुक्त वाक्य ) असते. 

💁 Rule No 1 

जेव्हा दोन्ही वाक्यातील क्रियापद भिन्न असतात तेव्हा Neither ….. nor वापरतात. 

Ex . (1) We don't make many runs. We don't take quick wickets. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : We neither make many runs nor take quick wickets. 

Ex . (2) Bandu does not study. He does not keep quiet. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : Bandu neither studies nor keeps quiet. 

👉 Rule No 2 

जेव्हा दोन्ही वाक्यातील क्रियापदे समान असतात तेव्हा Neither ….. nor वापरतात. 

Ex . (1) They don't play hockey.They don't play football. (Use neither … nor) 

Ans :They play neither hockey nor football.

Ex . (2) My mother does not like yellow saree. She does not like red. (Use neither … nor) 

Ans : My mother likes neither yellow saree nor red. 

👭 Rule No. 3 

 जेव्हा दोन्ही वाक्यातील सहाय्यकारी क्रियापदे समान असतात तेव्हा Neither ….. nor वापरतात. 

Ex. (1) True love is not physical. It is not romantic. (Use neither … nor) 

Ans : True love is neither physical nor romantic. 

Ex. (2) There was no sign of anybody. There was no sign of anything.(Use neither… nor) 

Ans : There was no sign of neither anybody nor anything. 

Note : When two singular subjects are connected by neither…nor the verb is usually singular. Combine the following sentences using - neither…nor 

(1) He cannot speak English. He cannot write English. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : He can neither speak nor write English. 

(2) He did not eat the cake himself. He did not let others eat it. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : He neither ate the cake himself nor allowed others to eat it. 

(3) You should not meet him. You should not talk to him. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : You should neither meet him nor talk to him. 

(4) She has not eaten anything in two days. She hasn’t slept either.( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : She has neither eaten anything nor slept in two days. 

(5) The old woman cannot walk. She cannot talk. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : The old woman can neither walk nor talk. 

(6) She is not beautiful. She is not intelligent. ( Use neither … nor )

Ans : She is neither beautiful nor intelligent. 

(7) He does not attend the class regularly. He does not learn his lessons either. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : He neither attends the class regularly nor learns his lessons. 

(8) This book is not interesting. It is not useful either. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : This book is neither interesting nor useful. 

(9) James did not pass the test. Peter did not pass the test. ( Use neither … nor ) 

Ans : Neither James nor Peter passed the test. 

(10) Mike does not play cricket. His brother also does not play cricket. ( Use neither … nor ) 

 Ans : Neither Mike nor his brother plays cricket. 

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