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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

'nor' problem

Hello,

I have following problem: why the sentence

'There is no possibility to create X nor Y' is wrong

while the sentence

'There is no option to do X nor to do Y' is correct?

The problem is that I cannot see any difference between the two sentences (besides using different words: possibility-option and verbs to create-to do).

Thank you for helping me.
  

Top answer

The problem is that your 2nd sentence is wrong. They should read: There is no possibility to create X or Y'. 'There is no option to do X or to do Y'.

— Mister Micawber

  • The problem is that your 2nd sentence is wrong.
  • They should read: There is no possibility to create X or Y'.
  • 'There is no option to do X or to do Y'.
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The problem is that your 2nd sentence is wrong. They should read:

There is no possibility to create X or Y'.

'There is no option to do X or to do Y'.
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Erm... The English teachers say the second is right...
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I thought it should be 'no possibility of creating'.

CJ
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Thanks CJ for your post. I've been a bit confused with the MM's reply. Indeed, the noun 'possibility' collocates with the preposition 'of' ('possibility of') or with the 'that-clause' (A slim possibility that he will write the report on time) but not with the infinitive.
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Sorry, folks — the question was about 'nor'. I am under no compunction to fix everyone's ancillary mistakes.
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