Need some clarifications with nor

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Need some clarifications with nor

by doctortt » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:57 pm
From the old days, I was taught to use nor this way:
"They don't know how to do x nor do they know how to do y."

In Kaplan, the correct answer of the question says "They don't know how to X or how to Y."

One of the incorrect answer choices is "They don't know how to X nor how to Y."

I'm wondering why the nor answer choice is incorrect. Obviously, the structure is different than what I learned in the old days.

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by rs2010 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:23 am
Stick to GMAT rules and this is defined in GMAT rules.

Idiom is x or y not x nor y. you can use nor with neither. One more thing
the structure is different than what I learned in the old days is incorrect it should be the structure is different from what I learned in the old days.

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by doctortt » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:06 am
Yes you're right. It's different from. That's why I'm studying now.