Jumat, 05 Februari 2010

The usage of Neither and Either

After my previous answer, somebody asked about the usage og neither ...nor in comparison ot either ...or that I explained earlier.

Because he was confused by my statement regarding the use of either that can be applied in negative sentence. His understanding is that negative sentence should use 'neither .. nor' instead of 'either .. or' as I mentioned earlier.

Well, it's quite different in term of Indonesian meaning as asked by the first person. So here's the explanation for it.

Neither is used for negative sentence. But the negative intention is usually structured in the form of positive sentence, for example:
- Neither going to the furthest part of the earth nor hiding inside the house will save you from the death angel.(Tidaklah pergi ke tempat terjauh di bumi ataupun bersembunyi dalam rumah akan menyelamatkan anda dari malaikat kematian).

You see the structure of the main clause is using will (positive) not won't (negative)

In such, the above example can also be stated using either ... or ...and it will become:
- Either going to the furthest part of the earth or hiding inside the house will not save you from the death angel.

Please note the structure of main clause is using 'will not' as negative remark.

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