Question

What kind of conjunctions are "neither, nor" sentences?

Answer 1

Hint: Conjunctions are words that connect two or more words, phrases, or clauses. Conjunctions allow you to construct rich, elegant phrases without the choppiness that many short sentences may cause. Make sure the phrases that are linked by conjunctions are the same length.

Complete answer:
Conjunctions are divided into three categories: coordinating, subordinating, and correlative.

Coordinating conjunctions: This form of conjunction connects grammatically equivalent objects, such as two words, two phrases, or two separate clauses. The mnemonic device FANBOYS can help you recall the seven coordinating conjunctions in English: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Subordinating conjunctions: Because, if, although, since, till, and while are examples of this sort of conjunction. A dependent clause is introduced with a subordinating conjunction. A dependent clause (also known as a subordinate clause) is a set of words that includes a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a full sentence.

Correlative conjunctions: Tag-team conjunctions are similar to correlative conjunctions. They come in pairs, and to make them function, you must employ both of them in separate locations in a phrase. They derive their name from the fact that they collaborate (co-) and connect sentence elements. “Both/and,” “either/or,” “neither/nor,” “not/but,” and “not only/but also” are examples of correlative conjunctions.

Consider the following scenario:
Either/or: Either the cheesecake or the chocolate cake is what I want.
Neither/nor - Oh, you want neither the cake nor the brownie?

Thus, neither, nor are correlative conjunctions. Neither can be used as a conjunction with neither. It establishes a link between two or more negative options. In speaking, this might seem formal: Neither Brian nor his wife mentioned anything about moving.

Note: Because the sentence fragments they connect are generally equal, correlative conjunctions are more like coordinating conjunctions than subordinating conjunctions. Independent clauses and dependent clauses have quite distinct purposes, and subordinating conjunctions connect them. Coordinating and correlative conjunctions, on the other hand, link words and phrases in a sentence that have equal weight.