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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Nor or or
I'm trying to learn when to use "or" and when to use "nor" in sentences like these:
1. He can't keep a job or/nor stay out of trouble.
2. He can't save her or/nor leave her behind.
3. He can't read or/nor write.
Is it correct to use "or" in each of the sentences? Is it so that the initial negative carries through to the second part and no "nor" is required there?
1. He can't keep a job or/nor stay out of trouble.
2. He can't save her or/nor leave her behind.
3. He can't read or/nor write.
Is it correct to use "or" in each of the sentences? Is it so that the initial negative carries through to the second part and no "nor" is required there?
Top answer
All those sentences would be wrong with "nor". You won't go far wrong if you never use "nor" unless it has a "neither" to go with it. 1.
- All those sentences would be wrong with "nor".
- You won't go far wrong if you never use "nor" unless it has a "neither" to go with it.
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- He can neither keep a job nor stay out of trouble.
- 2.
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All those sentences would be wrong with "nor". You won't go far wrong if you never use "nor" unless it has a "neither" to go with it.
1. He can neither keep a job nor stay out of trouble.
2. He can neither save her nor leave her behind.
3. He can neither read nor write. (This is the way that thought is often expressed, by the way.)
There are constructions with "nor" that
1. He can neither keep a job nor stay out of trouble.
2. He can neither save her nor leave her behind.
3. He can neither read nor write. (This is the way that thought is often expressed, by the way.)
There are constructions with "nor" that
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