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Please tell me about the use of "no ... nor"? I thought the only correct form is "neither ... nor".
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qhoc you can have or... nor, I have seen some other examples....

but for this one I dont know what to pick, would go for B given the 4/1 split!
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Long-time California highway engineers say that in no period did the Pacific Coast Highway take a worse battering than it did in the winter and spring of 1983, nor was there ever a greater mud slide in the region than the one that occurred on May 2, 1983.
(A) did the Pacific Coast Highway take a worse battering than it did in the winter and spring of 1983, nor
(B) had the Pacific Coast Highway taken a worse battering than it did in the winter and spring of 1983, or
(C) has the Pacific Coast Highway taken a worse battering than it had in the winter and spring of 1983, or
(D) did the Pacific Coast Highway take a worse battering than it had in the winter and spring of 1983, or
(E) did the Pacific Coast Highway take a worse battering than it has in the winter and spring of 1983, nor


I would choose A

In B, "had taken" and "did" are not parallel.
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Yes, OA is (A)

So I guess the use of "not...nor" is OK?



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