Question about conjunction NOR

[bosunyum]

nor works as a conjunction, which connects two independent sentences (especailly two negative sentences) such as
He didn't watch TV, nor did he read a book.Right?
But I found a sentence writeen as follows in a grammar book;
He doesn't ski. Nor does he snowboard.
Is it grammatically accpectable?
Also, Can i change the following two sentneces using nor?
He doesn't want to stay home for Christmas. He doesn't want to travel far.
--> He doesn't want to stay home for Christmas, nor does he want to travel far.
--> He doesn't want to stay home for Christmas, but( or and????) he doesn't want to travel far.
or He likes to ski, but he doesn't like to swim.
--> He likes to ski, nor does he like to swim.
Please answer my question. I always appreciate your good advice.

[Tdol]

He doesn't want to stay home for Christmas, but( or and????) he doesn't want to travel far.- and
The others are fine. In caszes like the follwing, you could also use 'neither:
He doesn't ski. Nor/Neither does he snowboard.

[bosunyum]

If nor is a coordingnating conjunction, how is the following sentence possbile?
he doesn't ski. Nor does he ski.

Also, can I say like

he likes ski, but he doesn't like snowboard

-> he likes ski, nor does he like snowboard. ???
Again, I am looking forward to your answer.

[Tdol]

1- You could rewrite as a single sentence. If it's linking sentences, then you can call it a conjunct if you like. Some people make a distinction between conjunctions linking phrases and clauses and conjuncts that work suprasentencially, but others don't.
2- No- you can't use 'nor', which shows a second negative when there hasn't been a first.

[ebb]

'Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.'

Matthew 6:28

Sometimes grammar yields to poetry !!