Nor inversion
Hi teachers!
First of all I apologize for posting the same question.
The other day I askes you teachers whther the following sentences are grammatical and had you said yes - I think.
1. He did not clean his room, nor did his homework.
2. He did not clean his room, nor did he do his homework.
3. He did not clean his room, nor did do his homework.
However, I have learned that only the sentence 2 is grammatical since nor induces an inversion ,which uses auxiliary verbs - like never, little, seldom, hardly, barely, etc.
Please let me know what I have misunderstand and learned.
Thank you very much teachers.
Top answer
Only 2 is correct. CJ
- Only 2 is correct.
- CJ
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Michelle ChaThe other day I asked you teachers whether the following sentences are grammatical andhadyou said yes - I think.
No, we didn't. You asked these questions in March, and were given correct answers.
0Michelle Cha1. He did not clean his room, nor did his homework.
This says that his homework did not clean his room, either. (It is rather nonsensical, don't you think?)
e.g. You have two children, a boy Bryan, and his sister Lisa. If both children were lazy, and did not tidy their rooms, you can write:
Bryan did not clean his ro
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