Identify the sentence/s which is/are incorrect. (a) Neither iny mother nor my father went to University. (b) I neither know nor care what's happened to him. (c) They speak neither Marathi nor Hindi but a curious mixture of both. (d) I neither insulted him nor his friend. Answer options :
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Identify the sentence/s which is/are incorrect.
(a) Neither my mother nor my father went to University.
(b) I neither know nor care what's happened to him.
(c) They speak neither Marathi nor Hindi but a curious mixture of both.
(d) I neither insulted him nor his friend.
Answer options :
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (४) only (d)
स्पष्टीकरण:
'Neither... nor' या Correlative Conjunctions च्या वापरामध्ये समानांतर रचना (Parallelism) अत्यंत महत्त्वाची असते.
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
विधान (a) - बरोबर: *Neither my mother nor my father...* (दोन नामांची समांतर रचना आहे).
२.
विधान (b) - बरोबर: *I neither know nor care...* (दोन क्रियापदांची समांतर रचना आहे).
३.
विधान (c) - बरोबर: *They speak neither Marathi nor Hindi...* (दोन नामांची समांतर रचना आहे).
४.
विधान (d) - चुकीचे: *"I neither insulted him nor his friend."*
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येथे 'neither' हे क्रियापदाच्या (insulted) आधी आले आहे, तर 'nor' हे कर्माच्या (his friend) आधी आले आहे.
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हे वाक्य असमांतर (faulty parallelism) आहे.
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अचूक रचना: "I insulted neither him nor his friend." (दोन्ही कर्मांच्या आधी neither आणि nor आले पाहिजे).
५.
म्हणून केवळ विधान (d) हे चुकीचे आहे.
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'Neither... nor' चा समांतरतेचा नियम:
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Verb + neither + Noun 1 + nor + Noun 2
उदा. *He likes neither tea nor coffee.* (बरोबर)
*He neither likes tea nor coffee.* (चूक)
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (4) only (d)
Explanation:
Correlative conjunctions like 'neither... nor' must connect parallel grammatical structures.
Detailed Analysis:
1.
Sentence (a) - Correct: Connects two noun phrases (*my mother*, *my father*).
2.
Sentence (b) - Correct: Connects two verbs (*know*, *care*).
3.
Sentence (c) - Correct: Connects two nouns (*Marathi*, *Hindi*).
4.
Sentence (d) - Incorrect: *"I neither insulted him nor his friend."*
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'neither' is placed before the verb *insulted*, while 'nor' is placed before the object noun phrase *his friend*.
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This violates parallel construction.
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Correct form: *"I insulted neither him nor his friend."*
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Thus, only (d) is incorrect.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
Faulty parallelism with *neither... nor*:
Both markers must precede equivalent grammatical elements:
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*neither + noun + nor + noun*
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*neither + verb + nor + verb*