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matt_of_asia
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matt_of_asia asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Is this sentence: "Helen didn’t get hurt, and nor did Jack." correct?

Specifically 'and nor' is strange to me. Are we allowed to use this sentence structure- it has 2 conjunctions paired... but it didn't come up on Word 2010 when I typed it in. Or is my overkill reflex at work grammatically for no reason?

Update:

my gut says it is wrong; I am looking for evidence that it is; my searches haven't come up with anything yet to prove it's wrongness... thus I am starting to come to the conclusion that it SHOULD be wrong but no rule exists to prove its wrongness. It is the enron of questions.

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  • disdrawkcab
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    You can drop the "and" if you keep the "nor".

    A better alternative would be to structure it differently:

    Neither Helen nor Jack were hurt.

  • Moriarty
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    No, you're wrong.

    Here are some alternatives...

    Neither Helen nor jack were hurt.

    Helen didn't get hurt, and neither did Jack.

    Helen didn't get hurt, nor did Jack.

    Jack and Helen were not hurt.

    Helen did not get hurt, on the other hand, neither did Jack.

    Those are just a few. Remember, if you are writing a paper for college, do not use shorter versions of words. Example: Don't / Do not. You'll get a worse grade.

    Source(s): Also, never trust computers and programs like Word. They don't know as much as you think. Sources: College English Classes...
  • lkg
    1 decade ago

    Helen didn't get hurt, and neither did Jack. OR Helen didn't get hurt; neither did Jack. OR Helen didn't get hurt, nor did Jack. "And nor" may be some regional colloquialism but not standard English.

  • Marcus Driskill
    1 decade ago

    there are two ways to fix this

    Neither Helen, nor Jack were hurt.

    Helen didnt get hurt, and neither did Jack.

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  • Gretchen S
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No--"nor" means "and not." Helen didn't get get hurt nor did Jack.

  • Cassy Tierney
    1 decade ago

    I think its neither did jack .. My english sucks but soo not sure..something bout double negatives..

  • picador
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    "Nor" would work if you took out "and" and changed the comma to a semicolon. As it is, use "neither" instead of nor

  • bjk1961
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It should be neither. You should always use either/neither first then follow with or/nor if necessary.

  • granny
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    "Helen didn't get hurt, neither did Jack."

    "Helen nor Jack were hurt."

  • Morgan
    1 decade ago

    Yeah, it's fine.

    Nor = neither

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