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Scottish Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Nor did I or nor could I
Dear teacher,
Is this sentence right? If yes then what is the meaning of " nor did I" ?
I could not afford a bike, nor did I but myself a cycle.
Thanking you
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Hello Scottish, 1. Yes, but you misspelled "buy" because "but" is wrong in that sentence. It should have been as follows: I could not afford a bike, nor did I buy myself a cycle.
- Hello Scottish, 1.
- Yes, but you misspelled "buy" because "but" is wrong in that sentence.
- It should have been as follows: I could not afford a bike, nor did I buy myself a cycle.
- 2.
- "nor did I" isn't meaningful on its own.
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Hello Scottish,
1. Yes, but you misspelled "buy" because "but" is wrong in that sentence. It should have been as follows:
I could not afford a bike, nor did I buy myself a cycle.
2. "nor did I" isn't meaningful on its own. But with the sentence, it means "I didn't buy myself a cycle either". With "nor", you have to invert "the auxiliary "didn't" and the subject "I".
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