--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

BLANK the developers BLANK the project managers want longer hours.

--blanks--

Neither

--feedback--

This word is used to show that not one or the other wants something. The first letter is capitalized.

nor

--feedback--

This word is used together with neither to join two negative options.

--explanation--

Neither ... nor is a paired conjunction structure used to show that two things are both not true. For example:

• Neither the app nor the website is working right now. - Both the app and the website are not working.

• He has neither the experience nor the skills for this task. - He doesn't have experience or skills.

Use the before both developers and project managers because they refer to specific roles within the team.

--scene--

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      "startTimestamp": 46.2,
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