What part of speech is “neither”

a conjunction is a word that is used to connect phrases, clauses, or sentences. In this case, 'neither' is used as a conjunction to link two negative ideas or sentences.

'She isn't coming to the party, and neither am I.'

'Neither the teacher nor the students were prepared for the quiz.'

Neither' can also be followed by a third option, for example 'neither A nor B, but C.'