Two-part Connectors: weder … noch, je … desto

Some connectors come in pairs. Each half needs its partner:

• weder ... noch: neither ... nor
• entweder ... oder: either ... or
• sowohl ... als auch (also wie auch): both ... and
• nicht nur ... sondern auch: not only ... but also
• zwar ... aber: admittedly ..., but
• je + comparative ..., desto / umso + comparative: the more ..., the more

With je ... desto the je part is a subordinate clause with the verb at the end, and in the second part the verb comes right after the comparative: Je mehr du übst, desto besser sprichst du. (The more you practise, the better you speak.) weder ... noch already contains the negation, so don't add nicht or kein.