Direction: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The family is neither interested in selling the house or rebuilding it.

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  1. yet rebuilding
  2. not only rebuilding
  3. nor rebuilding
  4. but also rebuilding

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Option 3 : nor rebuilding
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The correct answer is "nor rebuilding."

 Key Points

  • The use of "neither" at the beginning of the sentence requires the use of a negative conjunction.
  • The sentence requires a negative conjunction to show that the family is not interested in both selling and rebuilding the house.
  • We use neither … nor when we are talking about two or more things that are not true or that do not happen. 
  • "Nor" is a negative conjunction that connects two negative clauses.
  • The sentence would be grammatically incorrect if "or" was used instead of "nor."
    • Example: The play was neither as funny nor as exciting as she said it was.
  • The correct answer is Option 3.


Correct sentence: The family is neither interested in selling the house nor rebuilding it.

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