Hello native English speakers.Sorry I disturb you again.

Which is/are grammatically correct?
(no matter how uncomfortable the sentence sounds . I just focus on its grammatical correctness.)

1. He is not a teacher or/nor a student.
2. He is neither a teacher nor a student.
3. He is not a teacher and nor is he a student.
4. He is not a teacher, nor is he a student.

Which is/are grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

5. Jack was not a teacher ，and nor did he behave well.
6. Jack was not a teacher, Nor was Tom.
7. I will not agree to that, or/nor even consider it.
8. I will not agree to that, nor will I even consider it.
9. I will not agree to that, nor will Tom even consider it.
10. I will not agree to that, nor will Tom go to school.
11. She will not agree to that, neither will Tom eat fresh meal.
Which is /are grammatically correct?

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Hello native English speakers.Sorry I disturb you again.

Which is/are grammatically correct?
(no matter how uncomfortable the sentence sounds . I just focus on its grammatical correctness.)

1. He is not a teacher or/nor a student.
2. He is neither a teacher nor a student.
3. He is not a teacher and nor is he a student.
4. He is not a teacher, nor is he a student.

Which is/are grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

5.  Jack was not a teacher ，and nor did he behave well.
6.  Jack was not a teacher, Nor was Tom.
7.   I will not agree to that,  or/nor even consider it.
8.  I will not agree to that,  nor will I even consider it.
9. I will not agree to that,  nor will Tom even consider it.
10.  I will not agree to that,  nor will Tom go to school.
11. She will not agree to that,  neither  will Tom eat fresh meal.
Which is /are grammatically correct?

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✅ Correct Sentences:
2. He is neither a teacher nor a student.
3. He is not a teacher, and nor is he a student.
4. He is not a teacher, nor is he a student.
⭐️ All of these mean the same thing: he is not a teacher and not a student.

5. Jack was not a teacher, and nor did he behave well.
6. Jack was not a teacher, nor was Tom.
⭐️ These are also correct. In #6, both Jack and Tom were not teachers.

8. I will not agree to that, nor will I even consider it.
9. I will not agree to that, nor will Tom even consider it.
10. I will not agree to that, nor will Tom go to school.
⭐️ These are all correct — “nor” is used after a negative sentence like this.

❌ Incorrect or awkward:
1. He is not a teacher or a student.
This is not fully correct. Use: “He is neither a teacher nor a student.”

7. I will not agree to that, or even consider it.
“Or” is wrong here. Use “nor” instead.

11. She will not agree to that, neither will Tom eat fresh meal.
This is incorrect. A better version would be:
She will not agree to that, nor will Tom eat a fresh meal.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have more questions
—Beatrice

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Hi Caxio,

You would say either:
He is neither a teacher nor a student OR
He is not a teacher, nor is he a student.
(They have identical meanings.)

Margaret (Illinois, USA)

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#1: You can say
"He is not a teacher or a student" or "He is neither a teacher nor a student"
You cannot say
"He is not a teacher nor a student".  You'd need to say "He is not a teacher, nor is he a student."
#2: good
#3: "and neither is he a student". "And nor" doesn't work because it uses two consecutive conjunctions.
#4: good (The conjunction "nor" joins two independent clauses)
#5: strike either "and" or "nor".  Otherwise you have two consecutive  conjunctions.
#6: lowercase "nor"
#7: both correct ("or" and "nor" are both capable of joining independent clauses)
#8,9,10: good
#11: "Neither" is not a conjunction having the ability to connect two independent clauses (like "and", "or", "nor", or "but").  Hence you need to say "and neither will Tom eat a fresh meal."

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