Question

the teachers were not surprised and nor _____ I​

Answer 1

The ................... nor was I.

Answer 2

Answer:

The teachers were not surprised and nor was I.

Explanation :

• 'Was' is correct because it is used after 'I'.

• 'Was' and 'were' are auxiliary verbs of Past Continuous Tense but they are also used in Simple Past Tense to mean main verb.

• Example : He was a doctor. Here 'was' is playing the role of main verb. The sentence is an example of Past Indefinite Tense.

• 'I' is a first person singular number that's why 'was' is always used after 'I' and 'were' is used after plural number : They were my friends.

• 'Was' is also used after third person singular number. Example : She was a teacher. Here 'she' is a third person singular number.