Could you indicate which one is the subject or object in the sentence after comma?
The working-class child from a less-prestigious college is not likely to wind up impoverished, but neither is he or she likely to attend many parties of Yale or Vassar alumni.
(I read this sentence in an article. i couldn't understand what it means... i thought that it could be a wrong sentence. why is "he or she" not "him or her" ? or is it used as subject of sentence? is it an example of special usage of neither?)
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The sentence is correct and it follows the normal rules.
The subject pronouns are used because it is a different clause in the sentence and they go with the new verb (attend) and 'parties' is the object.
You could easily make this into two different sentences.
The working-class child from a less-prestigious college is not likely to wind up impoverished.
He or she is not likely to attend many parties of Yale or Vassar alumni, however.
Does this make it clearer?
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