Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate of the given options.

For years, American primitive paintings were not costly; _________ sought by collectors.

  1. neither they were

  2. neither were they

  3. nor they were

  4. nor were they

  5. nor
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D Correct answer
Explanation

With negative adverbs like 'neither' and 'nor' at the beginning of a clause, subject-auxiliary inversion is required. When both structures appear in one sentence with 'not only...but also' logic, 'nor were they' is the correct inverted form to complete 'neither...nor' construction.

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