Sentence Complexity and Embedding

Compounding

Activity 13.7: Neither … Nor …

Study these sentences and note which ones are grammatical and which aren’t by writing G or U in front of each.  Next circle the conjunctions in each and then underline the two constituents that the conjunctions connect.  Try to explain to yourself what is abnormal about the ungrammatical sentences.

*1. He doesn’t eat meat, nor he doesn’t eat fish.
*2. He doesn’t eat meat, nor he eats fish.
3. He doesn’t eat meat, nor does he eat fish.

*4. Neither he eats meat nor he eats fish.
*5. Neither he doesn’t eat meat nor he doesn’t eat fish.
6. Neither does he eat meat nor does he eat fish.
*7. Neither doesn’t he eat meat nor doesn’t he eat fish.

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