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CONJUNCTIONSYET AND NOR
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The conjunctions arefor, and, nor, but, or,
yet(FANBOYS)
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and, so, but and or are the ones we use
all the time.
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For is old fashioned and formal.
It means because.
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I love her, for she is wonderful.
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Yet is also formal and old-fashioned. It
means even though.
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He loved his family, yet he left them= He left his family even though he
loved them.
There are special rules about nor!
Use question word order after nor:
I didn’t call him, nor did I want to.
Nor combines two negatives.
Another way to say it:
I didn’t call him, nor did I want to.
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I didn’t call him, and I didn’t want to, either.
Another way to say it:
We didn’t have a final exam, and we didn’t have to write a final paper, either. =
We didn’t have a final exam, nor did we have to write a final paper.
Another way to say it:
BART didn’t strike on Friday, and they didn’t go out today, either =
BART didn’t strike on Friday, nor did they go out today.
Another way to say it:
I don’t have time to go out tonight, and my husband doesn’t, either =
I don’t have time to go out tonight, nor does my husband.
Another way to say it:
The store won’t return my money, nor will they exchange the merchandise=
The store won’t return my money, and they won’t exchange the merchandise, either.