"I have neigher brother nor sister" . Так правильно? Тут возник спор: оппонент говорит, что перед brother и sister нужны неопределенные артикли и ссылается на словоупотребление носителей языка. Нужны или нет?
Правильно, только не "neigher", а "neither"
1. Yes, there should be an indefinite article before “brother” and “sister”.
2. “I have neither a brother nor a sister” is not something a native speaker would actually say. It’s not grammatically incorrect, it’s just not idiomatic. People usually say “I have no brothers or sisters” or “I don’t have any brothers or sisters”.
Holy Moly is correct. Your version is correct, but a little poetic. We would say: (1) I have neither brother nor sister; (2) I have neither a brother nor a sister; (3) Более естественный вариант: I have no brothers or sisters. (4) Самый лучший вариант: I have no siblings/I don’t have any siblings.
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