📚 Neither / Nor + Inversion
Neither and Nor are used to say that something negative is also true for another person or thing.
The important grammar pattern is:
Neither/Nor + auxiliary verb + subject
This is called inversion because the auxiliary verb comes before the subject.
🔹 Compare
Normal word order:
I didn’t agree either.
Inversion:
Neither did I.
Here:
Neither = also not
did = auxiliary verb
I = subject
Five examples
She doesn't like coffee. Neither do I.
→ She doesn't like coffee, and I don't like coffee either.
He wasn't ready for the exam. Nor was his brother.
→ His brother wasn't ready either.
They haven't finished the project. Neither have we.
→ We haven't finished it either.
Sarah can't speak Japanese. Nor can her husband.
→ Her husband can't speak Japanese either.
I didn't understand the instructions. Neither did my friend.
→ My friend didn't understand them either.
🧠 The formula
Original negative sentence
Neither/Nor + inversion
I don't like it.
Neither do I.
She didn't go.
Neither did he.
He isn't ready.
Nor is she.
They haven't finished.
Neither have we.
We can't help.
Nor can they.
Remember: The auxiliary verb depends on the tense of the original sentence:
don't → do
didn't → did
isn't → is
wasn't → was
haven't → have
can't → can
So the key structure is:
Neither/Nor + auxiliary + subject.
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