The Plantation owners are a worried lot because the rains are just around the corner and neither the topsoil has arrived nor have the plants.
A)neither the topsoil has arrived nor have the plants
B) neither the topsoil has arrived nor the plants
C) neither the topsoil nor the plants has arrived
D) neither of the topsoil or plants has arrived
E) neither has the topsoil nor the plants have arrived
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Hi Experts ,
Please explain.
Thanks,
SJ
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Observations - the sentence has neither X nor Y construct so both X Y should be parallel
{A} - X & Y are not parallel; INCORRECT
{B} - We can only assume missing verb only if that verb is already present in the main sentence. "have" is not. INCORRECT
{C} - As per the rule, verb has to be used as per the nearest noun. So we need "have"; INCORRECT
{D} - X & Y are not parallel; INCORRECT
{E} - X & Y are not parallel; INCORRECT
I see problem with all the answer choices.
{A} - X & Y are not parallel; INCORRECT
{B} - We can only assume missing verb only if that verb is already present in the main sentence. "have" is not. INCORRECT
{C} - As per the rule, verb has to be used as per the nearest noun. So we need "have"; INCORRECT
{D} - X & Y are not parallel; INCORRECT
{E} - X & Y are not parallel; INCORRECT
I see problem with all the answer choices.
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neither X nor Y must serve to connect PARALLEL FORMS.jain2016 wrote:The Plantation owners are a worried lot because the rains are just around the corner and neither the topsoil has arrived nor have the plants.
A)neither the topsoil has arrived nor have the plants
B) neither the topsoil has arrived nor the plants
C) neither the topsoil nor the plants has arrived
D) neither of the topsoil or plants has arrived
E) neither has the topsoil nor the plants have arrived
A: neither the topsoil...nor have
Here, the topsoil (noun) and have (verb) are not parallel forms.
E: neither has...nor the plants
Here, has (verb) and the plants (noun) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate A and E.
A clause includes both a SUBJECT and a VERB.
neither may not followed by a clause.
B: neither the topsoil has arrived
Here, neither is incorrectly followed by a clause.
Eliminate B.
A verb attributed to neither X nor Y must agree with Y.
C: neither the topsoil nor the plants has arrived
Here, has arrived (singular) does not agree with the plants (plural).
Eliminate C.
In D, neither...or is unidiomatic.
Eliminate D.
None of the answer choices is viable.
Ignore this SC.
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Hi Mitch,
In "Neither X nor Y", both X & Y should strictly be only nouns? As you mentioned, they cannot be clauses.
Does the same implies for either X or Y and other such forms?
In "Neither X nor Y", both X & Y should strictly be only nouns? As you mentioned, they cannot be clauses.
Does the same implies for either X or Y and other such forms?
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neither may be followed by a noun, a verb or a modifier:theCodeToGMAT wrote:Hi Mitch,
In "Neither X nor Y", both X & Y should strictly be only nouns? As you mentioned, they cannot be clauses.
Neither A SMILE nor A TEAR appeared on John's face.
John neither LAUGHED nor CRIED.
John was neither HAPPY nor SAD.
neither may NOT followed by a clause.
In less formal settings, either may followed by a clause:Does the same implies for either X or Y and other such forms?
Either John will bring cookies, or Mary will bake a cake.
To my knowledge, no OA has employed this sort of construction, so I would be skeptical of an answer choice in which either is followed by a clause.
Generally -- just like neither -- either should be followed by a noun, a verb or a modifier.
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