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16.7 inversions with so, neither, nor The subject and
auxiliary are inverted after so and
neither / nor when these are used to compare two or more items. Si oi is used when the sentence is affirmative. Ni eitheri and
nor have identical meanings and are used when the sentence is negative. This construction is difficult to remember, so it is probably best to avoid it. Use the normal word order instead (third column.
YES NO YES (ALTERNATIVE) 1 We found that
helium is lighter than air, and so did Smith et al [2014]. We found that helium is lighter than air, and
also Smith et al [2014].
In line with Smith et al [2014], we found that helium is lighter than air.
2
The alarm did not function and
neither did the backup system. The alarm did
not function,
neither the backup system. The alarm did not function,
moreover the backup system failed.
