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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Usage of nor
a) He agreed to the idea for lack of better options - is it 'for lack of' or 'for a lack of'? Is the article 'a' necessary?
b) We normally say A stripped B of his wealth and status. I take it 'disrobed' is also a transitive verb, meaning pretty much the same. Can we say 'A disrobed B of wealth'?
c) Can one repeat the pronoun for emphasis? I and I alone know what to do.
d) Using nor in the middle of the sentence:
If that were true, A would not have been manager, and most of all, nor would B have been his assistant.
What I wish to know is whether 'nor' can be used like this in the middle? Or, must it be 'neither'? Also, is the structure 'nor would B have been' correct?
b) We normally say A stripped B of his wealth and status. I take it 'disrobed' is also a transitive verb, meaning pretty much the same. Can we say 'A disrobed B of wealth'?
c) Can one repeat the pronoun for emphasis? I and I alone know what to do.
d) Using nor in the middle of the sentence:
If that were true, A would not have been manager, and most of all, nor would B have been his assistant.
What I wish to know is whether 'nor' can be used like this in the middle? Or, must it be 'neither'? Also, is the structure 'nor would B have been' correct?
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Anonymous a) He agreed to the idea for lack of better options - is it 'for lack of' No or 'for a lack of'? -Yes Is the article 'a' necessary? - Yes b) We normally say A stripped B of his wealth and status.
- Anonymous a) He agreed to the idea for lack of better options - is it 'for lack of' No or 'for a lack of'?
- -Yes Is the article 'a' necessary?
- - Yes b) We normally say A stripped B of his wealth and status.
- I take it 'disrobed' is also a transitive verb, meaning pretty much the same.
- Can we say 'A disrobed B of wealth'?
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Anonymousa) He agreed to the idea for lack of better options - is it 'for lack of' No or 'for a lack of'? -Yes Is the article 'a' necessary? - Yes
b) We normally say A stripped B of his wealth and status. I take it 'disrobed' is also a transitive verb, meaning pretty much the same. Can we say 'A disrobed B of wealth'? - Too formal for the rest of the sentence. H
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