Standard English ConventionsVery hardParallel structure with correlatives
Standard English Conventions practice question
The archive's policy is to lend documents neither to private collectors ____ to institutions that lack climate-controlled storage.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. norCorrect
- B. or
- C. and not
- D. but not
Answer: A. nor
"neither" pairs with "nor".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. or
- "neither … or" is not a standard pairing.
- C. and not
- "neither … and not" doubles the negative awkwardly.
- D. but not
- "neither … but not" is mismatched.
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