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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

nor = not?

They were knwon as serfs, because they were bound to the land. Nor were they free citizens of the kingdom.

Q) Is "nor" simply replaced with not?
"Not were they free citizens of the kingdom."
=> They were not free citizens of the kingdom.
  

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" Well, that is not a possible sentence. 'Nor' seems wrongly chosen in the original; I don't believe it is grammatically correct, even in a separate sentence. These are the choices: They were known as serfs, because they were bound to the land.

— Mister Micawber

  • " Well, that is not a possible sentence.
  • 'Nor' seems wrongly chosen in the original; I don't believe it is grammatically correct, even in a separate sentence.
  • These are the choices: They were known as serfs, because they were bound to the land.
  • And they were not free citizens of the kingdom.
  • They were known as serfs, because they were not free of the land.
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moon7296Q) Is "nor" simply replaced with not?"Not were they free citizens of the kingdom."
Well, that is not a possible sentence. 'Nor' seems wrongly chosen in the original; I don't believe it is grammatically correct, even in a separate sentence. These are the choices:

They were known as serfs, because they were bound to the land. And t
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