Question

She didn't write to me.
She didn't telephone me. .
(Combine the sentences using 'neither-nor')​

Answer 1

The sentence can be written as:

Neither did she write to me nor did she telephone me.

• Neither and nor are used for combining sentences.

• Neither is used with the first statement whereas nor is used with the second statement. Hence, neither and nor are used in a parallel format.

• Neither and nor impart negative meaning to a sentence.

Answer 2

Neither did she write nor did she telephone me.

Explanation:

• 'Neither-nor' is used to indicate two clauses that are impossible or less likely to happen or have already taken place.
• 'Neither-nor' is used as a conjunction to combine two negative clauses to form a single sentence.
• As in this case, the girl failed to do both the things, she did not write nor did she call.
• If there was an option or possibility of other actions occurring 'Either-or' would have been employed instead of 'neither-nor'.
• An example of 'Either-or' is: "The girl could either write or telephone me."