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Eladio Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

She couldn’t… nor could I

Are these sentences grammatically correct?

She couldn’t work out the answer, and nor could I.
She couldn’t work out the answer, and neither could I.
She couldn’t work out the answer, and I couldn’t either.

Is it correct to say?:
She couldn’t work out the answer, and I couldn’t too.
  

Top answer

Hello Eladio I'm a learner of English and I also have this kind of problem always when I try to use them. My understanding is as follows: 1) NOR is a conjunction like AND, OR, BUT. 2) NEITHER, EITHER, and TOO are adverbs.

— Paco2004

  • Hello Eladio I'm a learner of English and I also have this kind of problem always when I try to use them.
  • My understanding is as follows: 1) NOR is a conjunction like AND, OR, BUT.
  • 2) NEITHER, EITHER, and TOO are adverbs.
  • 3) You can use EITHER for both positive and negative repetition.
  • 4) NEITHER=not EITHER 5) TOO is used only for positive repetition.
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Hello Eladio

I'm a learner of English and I also have this kind of problem always when I try to use them. My understanding is as follows:

1) NOR is a conjunction like AND, OR, BUT.
2) NEITHER, EITHER, and TOO are adverbs.
3) You can use EITHER for both positive and negative repetition.
4) NEITHER=not EITHER
5) TOO is used only for positive r
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I would agree with Paco. One variation:

'She couldn't work out the answer.' 'Nor could I.'

MrP
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