ash Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Hi Erin, could you please tell me whether the conjunction 'nor' can appear in a sentence independent of 'neither'? Thanks, ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Yes!! "nor" is also a coordinating conjunction. Have you seen this easy-to-remember list of coordinating conjunctions? Just remember FANBOYS!!! For And Nor But Oor Yet So "nor" is on this list! Want an example? Looky here: Tom told us he didn't want to come to our party, nor did any of us want him to come. HTH!! BTW, welcome to TestMagic! I hope you find it helpful! Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harbinger Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Yes!! "nor" is also a coordinating conjunction. Have you seen this easy-to-remember list of coordinating conjunctions? For And Nor But Oor Yet So "nor" is on this list! Want an example? Looky here: Tom told us he didn't want to come to our party, nor did any of us want him to come. HTH!! BTW, welcome to TestMagic! I hope you find it helpful! Erin I see that the usage of "nor" in the example above is very similar to that of "neither". "Tom told us he didn't want to come to our party, neither did any of us." He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I see that the usage of "nor" in the example above is very similar to that of "neither". "Tom told us he didn't want to come to our party, neither did any of us." YES!! You got it!! Some people think that "neither" should NOT be used this way, but it is actually quite common. So, at least for the TOEFL, nor and neither are synonyms. However, I have seen at least one TOEFL question relating to this point. I will try to find it and check it out again and let you guys know what I find. Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 15, 2002 Author Share Posted July 15, 2002 Thanks a lot Erin.....you are a great help:):) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atnoon Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Erin, Could we use "neither" and "nor" in same sentence ? I can't find the example to show you -.-'' One more thing, I used to see "either" and "or" are used in same sentence. could you explain me about the usage and difference of neither, nor, either and or? Thank in advance Atnoon Edited by - atnoon on 2002 Jul 14 22:49:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raghuveer_v Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Yes you can. Maybe these examples will help... - Neither Erin nor his students were impressed by the ETS. ;) Note: here, "were" is used because "students" is plural - Neither Jon nor his father was a doctor. Note: "was" because of "father" - They would elect either me or my brother as the president of USA. ;) Note: use of "either" is optional - I would like to have either coffee or tea. HTH Raghuveer. Mera Bharat Mahan! (My India is great!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaiyachoti Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Hi Everyone? I have 2 sentences. 1.The first coins made in America, in 1752 were not regular in shape. 2.They were not the same weight. Can I combine them like this? 1.The first coins made in America, in 1752 neither were regular in shape, nor were the same weight. 2.The first coins made in America, in 1752 were neither regular in shape, nor the same weight. 3.Neither were the first coins made in America, in 1752 regular in shape, nor were they the same weight. 4.The first coins made in America, in 1752 were not regular in shape, nor were they the same weight. Are all of them correct? Which one is commonly used? Thanks, chaiyachoti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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