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It is in the highest degree improbable that the proposed educational
reforms will ever be carried on effect, because neither the parents, nor
the training colleges, not the examination boards, not the boards of
governors, not the ministries of education would countenance them
for a moment.

(A) on effect, because neither the parents, nor the training colleges, not
the examination boards, not the boards of governors, not the ministries of
education would
(B) into effect, for neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would
(C) into effect, because nor the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
(D) into effect, neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
(E) into effect, for neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be



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typical stolyar types... :wink:
I assume (& my assumption may we wrong) that "neither nor"
construction is used for only two items/subjects/
Thus A,B,D & E are out.
My answer: C.
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typical stolyar types... :wink:
I assume (& my assumption may we wrong) that "neither nor"
construction is used for only two items/subjects/
Thus A,B,D & E are out.
My answer: C.
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"would be" countenance them for a moment ...i think thats incorrect

We just need "would"

i am not 100% sure , but "carried into effect" is the proper usage...

i think B
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typical stolyar types... :wink:
I assume (& my assumption may we wrong) that "neither nor"
construction is used for only two items/subjects/
Thus A,B,D & E are out.
My answer: C.
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B is correct. NEITHER and EITHER are used for two things if we employ them as pronouns: Neither of the twins is here because either is stupid. If we employ NEITHER as a conjuction, then the construction [NEITHER...NOR...NOR...NOR...] is OK, as is [EITHER...OR...OR...].
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It is in the highest degree improbable that the proposed educational
reforms will ever be carried on effect, because neither the parents, nor
the training colleges, not the examination boards, not the boards of
governors, not the ministries of education would countenance them
for a moment.

(A) on effect, because neither the parents, nor the training colleges, not
the examination boards, not the boards of governors, not the ministries of
education would
(B) into effect, for neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would
(C) into effect, because nor the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
(D) into effect, neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
(E) into effect, for neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
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good one and B is correct. "would" is enough and "would be" changes the meaning...
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It is in the highest degree improbable that the proposed educational
reforms will ever be carried on effect, because neither the parents, nor
the training colleges, not the examination boards, not the boards of
governors, not the ministries of education would countenance them
for a moment.

(A) on effect, because neither the parents, nor the training colleges, not
the examination boards, not the boards of governors, not the ministries of
education would
(B) into effect, for neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would
(C) into effect, because nor the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
(D) into effect, neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
(E) into effect, for neither the parents, nor the training colleges, nor the
examination boards, nor the boards of governors, nor the ministries of
education would be
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"B". "On effect" is not idiomatic, which rules out "A". As for other choices, "would" is correct usage as compared with "would be" and it leaves "B" as the only choice.
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One more for B....... honed into it becuse would be is definetly wrong.That leaves me with A and B. A is wrong because "on effect" is not idiomatic.
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One more for B. But I'm still a little confused about whether or not neither-nor can be used for more than two things. Can someone please clarify this for me? Thanks. :roll:
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One more for B. But I'm still a little confused about whether or not neither-nor can be used for more than two things. Can someone please clarify this for me? Thanks. :roll:
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That should not be a problem

Eg XYZ can either be X or Y or Z
XYZ can neither be A nor B nor C.

Both are perfectly ok
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Yep ^ B ^ it is :king



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