In which sentence are the conjunctions used correctly?
A. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim.
B. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident.
C. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating.
D. Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest.
I think it's D.
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D is correct.
To determine the correct usage of conjunctions in each sentence, let's analyze each option:
A. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim.
In this sentence, the conjunction "or" is used incorrectly. The correct conjunction should be "nor" to indicate the negative form of the sentence. Therefore, option A is not correct.
B. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident.
In this sentence, the conjunction "nor" is used correctly to connect the subjects "Fred" and "John." The use of "either" before the conjunction is also correct. Therefore, option B is correct.
C. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating.
In this sentence, the conjunction "or" is used incorrectly. Similar to option A, the correct conjunction should be "nor" to show the negative form. Therefore, option C is not correct.
D. Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest.
In this sentence, the conjunctions "neither" and "nor" are correctly used to connect the two nouns "beauty" and "popularity." Therefore, option D is correct.
Based on the analysis, your intuition was correct. The correct sentence with the appropriate usage of conjunctions is option D: "Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest."