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1). Solomon asked neither for fame nor for honour but for wisdom, for he wished to rule justly.2). Solomon neither asked for fame nor asked for honour but asked for wisdom, for he wished to rule justly.3). Solomon asked not for fame or for honour but for wisdom, than he wished to rule justly.4). Solomon asked not for fame nor for honour unless for wisdom, for he wished to rule justly. |
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Answer» Out of the given sentences, the only correct sentence is 1. The rule when using 'neither-nor' is to USE them after the main verb, and there is no need to use the main verb again and again. So, option 2 is incorrect. Note that 'but' and 'for' are used differently in this sentence. 'But', which is USUALLY a CONJUNCTION, is used as a preposition here. 'For', which is generally used as a preposition is used as a conjunction here, which is an archaic English usage. 'For', here, means 'because'. The options 3 and 4 use the conjunctions 'than' and 'unless', which CHANGE the meaning of the sentence. Also, using 'either-or' in option 5 turns the sentence positive, and hence also changes the meaning. So, NONE of them, can be grammatically correct. Therefore, the correct answer is option 1. |
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