[求助]一道prep里的改错题

jsj_gill

One report concludes that many schools do not have, or likely to have, enough computers to use them effectively.

A.     or

B.      nor

C.      or are

D.     nor are they

E.      nor are not

答案给了D

为什么A不对呢？

curarpikt

likely在这里是adj

be likely to do

applec

idiomatic:

I don't like you, nor does he.

NOR must use with a clause (subject+verb)

you need to show the meaning of "not likely" here, it's negative meaning.

A: positive

B. negative but not idiomatic

C. positive

D. negative and idiomatic (correct)

E. double negative = positive, not idiomatic, wordy