THE CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
What are correlative conjunctions?
Correlative conjunctions are
tag-team conjunctions. They come in pairs, and you have to use both of them in
different places in a sentence to make them work. These conjunctions work
together (co-) and relate one sentence to another. Correlative conjunctions
connect two equal grammatical terms. So, if a noun follows "both,"
then a noun should also follow "and."
Common pairs include:
For example:
both…and
whether…or
either…or
neither…nor
not…but
not only…but
also
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To best
understand how to use correlative conjunctions correctly, study these sentence
examples:
For example:
I want either
the pink sofa or the purple one.
I'll study both
English literature and art history.
I didn't know whether
you'd want milk or cream, so I
grabbed both.
Why do you want to visit neither Ireland nor
Scotland?
I took not only
the pink sofa but also the Tiffany
lamp.
Not the cheeseburger for me, but
definitely the fries.
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