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Gripes4Stripes · Veteran Member

QUESTION 83

nys finest · Veteran Member

I think grammar

unborn · Guru

Grammar. It asked for the least correct, the choices were something with neither/nor, something is "badly" in need of revision, don't remember the others.

Gripes4Stripes · Veteran Member

ouch. i guess i not good in engrish as i thinked.

NYPD231 · Senior Member

Me fail english? That's unpossible.

unborn · Guru

Their answer was that saying "Neither ... nor ... " together is wrong. I protested it but since I didn't bring a grammar guide with me I don't know if it would stand.

PatrolGuideismyBible · Guru

He acted "differently" when the detectives walked by the room AND a choice that had activity logs capitalized as Activity Logs! I picked the "differently" one and I guess I am wrong. They wanted the improper use of Standard Proper English. I say the neither/nor (the correct answer) and the capitalized Activity Logs both fit and if you chose Activity Logs, you got yourself a protest. Double answer.

I did not protest bc I didn't think I would win based on picking the choice with "acted differently". But if you picked "Activity Logs", I think you can easily argue those words should not be capitalized under "Standard Proper English".

Gripes4Stripes · Veteran Member

unborn wrote:
Their answer was that saying "Neither ... nor ... " together is wrong. I protested it but since I didn't bring a grammar guide with me I don't know if it would stand.

World English Dictionary

neither (nað, nið)

*determiner*
1.	a. not one nor the other (of two); not either: neither foot isswollen
	b. ( as pronoun ): neither can win

*conj*
2.	( coordinating )
	a. ( used preceding alternatives joined by nor ) not: neitherJohn nor Mary nor Joe went
	b. another word for nor

*adv*
3.	not standard ( sentence modifier ) another word for either

usage A verb following a compound subject that uses neither should be in the singular if both subjects are in the singular:*neither Jack nor John has done the work*

PatrolGuideismyBible · Guru

Well then maybe the whole question should be a throw away, I just couldn't argue my answer was better or as good. But perhaps the correct answer is just wrong? That would make "Activity Logs" far and away the best answer.

unborn · Guru

If anybody got 83 wrong and didn't go to the protest yet, try protesting it and bring a credible grammar guide along with you.

okeedokee · Veteran Member

As far as Neither/nor is concerned, someone at at upcoming protest should memorize the exact phrasing, so that follow-up, mail-in protests may be made.

It could have been a situation like this:

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_bothand.htm

Gripes4Stripes · Veteran Member

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/either.html

i remember neither the grammar question answers nor the numbers they correlate to

smartcookie · Senior Member

unborn wrote:
If anybody got 83 wrong and didn't go to the protest yet, try protesting it and bring a credible grammar guide along with you.

For anyone who cares: Elements of Style is an excellent grammar reference. http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X