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04 Aug 2019, 00:17
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The revelation that Shakespeare wrote certain of his plays expressly for Queen Elizabeth I lends credence to the theory that the dark lady of the sonnets was not Shakespeare's mistress not any other woman the playwright had romanced but, in fact, the Queen herself.
(A) not Shakespeare's mistress not any other woman the playwright had romanced
(B) neither Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
(C) neither Shakespeare's mistress nor any other woman the playwright had romanced
(D) not Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
(E) not Shakespeare's mistress neither any other woman he had romanced
(A) not Shakespeare's mistress not any other woman the playwright had romanced
(B) neither Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
(C) neither Shakespeare's mistress nor any other woman the playwright had romanced
(D) not Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
(E) not Shakespeare's mistress neither any other woman he had romanced
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The revelation that Shakespeare wrote certain of his plays expressly for Queen Elizabeth I lends credence to the theory that the dark lady of the sonnets was not Shakespeare's mistress not any other woman the playwright had romanced but, in fact, the Queen herself.
(A) not Shakespeare's mistress not any other woman the playwright had romanced
- Not X Not Y- is wrong construction. Plus does not clearly convey the meaning of the sentence. So Eliminate A
(B) neither Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
- Neither X or Y - not correct usage. It has to be Neither X nor Y structure. Plus both parts X and Y has to be parallel.
So quickly Eliminate B
(C) neither Shakespeare's mistress nor any other woman the playwright had romanced
-Correct. use of Neither X nor Y, plus both X and Y are parallel. So CORRECT
(D) not Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
-NOT X or Y again incorrect construction. So Eliminate D
(E) not Shakespeare's mistress neither any other woman he had romanced
- Not X neither Y is again wrong . So Eliminate E.
Correct ans is C
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(A) not Shakespeare's mistress not any other woman the playwright had romanced
- Not X Not Y- is wrong construction. Plus does not clearly convey the meaning of the sentence. So Eliminate A
(B) neither Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
- Neither X or Y - not correct usage. It has to be Neither X nor Y structure. Plus both parts X and Y has to be parallel.
So quickly Eliminate B
(C) neither Shakespeare's mistress nor any other woman the playwright had romanced
-Correct. use of Neither X nor Y, plus both X and Y are parallel. So CORRECT
(D) not Shakespeare's mistress or any other woman the playwright had romanced
-NOT X or Y again incorrect construction. So Eliminate D
(E) not Shakespeare's mistress neither any other woman he had romanced
- Not X neither Y is again wrong . So Eliminate E.
Correct ans is C
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04 Aug 2019, 03:46
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If we look at the options, There is no other difference than 'Neither Nor' construction. This questions should not take more than 30 seconds if we notice these two things.
Correct usage of Neither Nor is in C. Hence C should be the answer.
Correct usage of Neither Nor is in C. Hence C should be the answer.
