ければ possibly used to link verbs instead of causation? (visual novel, narration)


I apologize if this is a silly question but can ければ be used to simply link two
verbs (as in, "and")? It doesn't make much sense (or does it?) in the
following sentence for "to scream angrily" making the person to "follow/cling
to" to the narrator, that is: "(he) was in the state as if he wanted to say
something (but) Shinji didn't shout and didn't follow" as opposed to "didn't
shout, so didn't follow me"?

> 何か言いたげな口調のまま、慎二は怒鳴る事もなければ追いすがってくる事もない。

Couldn't it simply be replaced here by ...怒鳴る事もなくて追いすがってくる事...?

Have I completely misunderstood the sentence?

Thank you.




_**Double Negatives:**_

The structure that you need to be looking at is:

> 「～～ **も** なければ～～ **も** ない」 = "neither ~~ nor ~~"

This has **nothing to do with causation**. It can link two
**verb/adjective/noun** phrases, not just verbs.

As you mentioned "causation", I think you are thinking of another usage of
「（な）ければ」 as in 「チーズが **なければ** ピザは[作]{つく}れない。」 = "If you have no cheese, you
cannot make pizza."

> 「[慎二]{しんじ}は[怒鳴]{どな}る[事]{こと}もなければ[追]{お}いすがってくる事もない」,
>
> therefore, means: "Shinji would **neither** yell at me **nor** follow me
> about"

Example with adjectives:

「このピザはうまくもなければ、まずくもない。」 = "This pizza is neither good nor bad."

Example with nouns:

「あの[人]{ひと}は[男]{おとこ}でもなければ、[女]{おんな}でもない。」 = "That person is neither a man nor a
woman."




_**Double Negatives:**_

The structure that you need to be looking at is:

> 「～～ **も** なければ～～ **も** ない」 = "neither ~~ nor ~~"

This has **nothing to do with causation**. It can link two
**verb/adjective/noun** phrases, not just verbs.

As you mentioned "causation", I think you are thinking of another usage of
「（な）ければ」 as in 「チーズが **なければ** ピザは[作]{つく}れない。」 = "If you have no cheese, you
cannot make pizza."

> 「[慎二]{しんじ}は[怒鳴]{どな}る[事]{こと}もなければ[追]{お}いすがってくる事もない」,
>
> therefore, means: "Shinji would **neither** yell at me **nor** follow me
> about"

Example with adjectives:

「このピザはうまくもなければ、まずくもない。」 = "This pizza is neither good nor bad."

Example with nouns:

「あの[人]{ひと}は[男]{おとこ}でもなければ、[女]{おんな}でもない。」 = "That person is neither a man nor a
woman."

