6. Yet is also formal and oldfashioned. It means even
though.
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7. He loved his family, yet he left
them= He left his family even
though he loved them.
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8. 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.
9. Another way to say it:
I didn’t call him, nor did I want to.
=
I didn’t call him, and I didn’t want to,
either.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.