C16 U5 Project double conjunctions (neither...nor)

DOUBLE CONJUNCTIONSNEITHER - NOR

DOUBLE CONJUNCTIONS: NEITHER / NOR

This is Luke

This is Luke

This is his plate of

vegetables.


This is Luke


vegetables.The vegetables are carrots and green beans


This is Luke



Does Luke like carrots and green beans?


This is Luke




NO!


This is Luke




NO!Luke doesn’t like carrots and

doesn’t like beans.


This is Luke




NO!Luke doesn’t like carrots and

doesn’t like beans.

Luke likes neither carrots

nor green beans


Let’s analyze this sentence…

Luke likes neither carrots nor green beans




(ni)




(ni) (ni)




(ni) (ni)SAME MEANING




(ni) (ni)

(A Luke no le gustan ni las zanahorias ni las habichuelas.)

SAME MEANING




Neither and Nor are called CONJUNCTIONS.(Neither y Nor son llamadas CONJUNCIONES)

(ni) (ni)

(A Luke no le gustan ni las zanahorias ni las habichuelas.)

SAME MEANING


Hello, Corey, Hello Jack! Did you go to the party last night?



No, I didn’t. I had to study.



No, I didn’t go to the party.

DOUBLE CONJUNCTIONS: NEITHER / NORNo, I didn’t. I had to study.


No, I didn’t go to the party.

Neither Cory nor Jack went to the party.(Ni Corey ni Jack fueron a la fiesta)

DOUBLE CONJUNCTIONS: NEITHER / NORNo, I didn’t. I had to study.

Messi Neymar


Messi Neymar

Messi didn’t win the Copa America

2011…


Messi Neymar


2011…

Neymar didn’t win the Copa America

2011…


Neither Messi nor Neymar won the Copa America 2011

(Ni Messi ni Neymar ganaron la Copa América 2011)

Messi Neymar


2011…

Neymar didn’t win the Copa America

2011…



Hello Carl. Will you go to France in summer?



No, I won’t.DOUBLE CONJUNCTIONS: NEITHER / NOR


No, I won’t.

…and, will you go to Spain in summer?



No, I won’t.

No, I won’t.




No, I won’t.

No, I won’t.

Carl will go to neither France nor Spain in summer.

(Carl no irá ni a Francia ni a España en el verano)



Take a closer look at the sentences…


Neither Cory nor Jack went to the party.









Are these sentences affirmative or

negative?







Are these sentences affirmative or

negative?

ALL THESE SENTENCES HAVE A

NEGATIVE MEANING!







Look at the main verbs…















Are they in negative or affirmative

form?








Are they in negative or affirmative

form?

THE VERBS ARE IN AFFIRMATIVE FORM!


So...







If we use NEITHER and NOR








Sentences are NEGATIVE…









But the MAIN VERB…










Goes in AFFIRMATIVE…












Verb in AFFIRMATIVE (PRESENT)












Verb in AFFIRMATIVE (PAST)


























Verb in AFFIRMATIVE (FUTURE)



LET’S SUMMARIZE(resumamos)

NEITHER and NORare

CONJUNCTIONS

to form

NEGATIVE SENTENCES


LET’S SUMMARIZE(resumamos)

NEITHER and NORare

CONJUNCTIONS

to form

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

in

SPANISH

they mean

“NI”

for example

Neither you nor my father is a doctor(Ni tú ni mi padre son doctores)


VERY IMPORTANT!!!!Look at these two sentences…

Neither Jaymee nor Dave is having a party.

Neither the dancer nor the acrobats are working today.





Do you see the difference???





Verb in SINGULAR form

Verb in PLURAL form

But…why????






Verb in PLURAL form

These are SINGULAR NOUNS






Verb in PLURAL form


This NOUN is SINGULAR

This NOUN is PLURAL









If the nouns after NEITHER and NOR are singular, the verb needs to be conjugated in singular form.

(Si los sustantivos que van después de NEITHER y NOR son singulares, el verbo debe ir conjugado en su forma singular)






Verb in PLURAL formThis NOUN is SINGULAR

This NOUN is PLURAL








Verb in PLURAL formThis NOUN is SINGULAR

This NOUN is PLURAL

If any of the nouns after NEITHER or NOR are plural, the verb needs to be conjugated in plural form.

(Si cualquiera de los sustantivos que van después de NEITHER o NOR son plurales, el verbo debe ir conjugado en su forma plural)




More examples…

NEITHER … NOR with singular nouns and verb conjugated in singular form

NEITHER … NOR with singular or plural nouns and verb conjugated in plural form


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Neither John nor Patrick takes Karate classes.Singular


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Neither John nor Patrick takes Karate classes. Neither my friends nor Carl take Karate classes.PluralSingular


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Neither John nor Patrick takes Karate classes.

Neither my mother nor my father is going to go to the party.

Neither my friends nor Carl take Karate classes.PluralSingular

Singular


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Neither my friends nor Carl take Karate classes.

Neither the players nor their classmates are going to go to the party.

Plural

PluralPlural

Singular

Singular


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Neither Colombia nor Venezuela has a nuclear bomb.



Plural

PluralPlural

Singular

Singular

Singular


More examples…





Neither Colombia nor Venezuela has a nuclear bomb.



Neither Colombia nor Venezuelan people have a nuclear bomb.

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Singular

Singular

Singular

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C16 U5 Project double conjunctions (neither...nor)