Are conjunctions

that come in pairs and

connect two parallel
ideas.
Some of these
correlative conjunctions
CORRELATIVE
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CONJUNCTIONS • either – or;
• neither – nor;
• whether – or;
• both – and;
• not only – but laso.
 CORRELATIVE MEANINGS
CONJUNCTIONS

Either – or One of them

Neither – nor None of them

Whether – or A choice

Both – and Two of them

Not only – but also Addition

 CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS in SENTENCES MEANINGS

Either the boys or the girls will present their work tomorrow. One of them

Neither Margery nor Tommy thought they will meet again. None of them

Margery had to choose whether to let Tommy go or not. A choice

The play was both nice and well-rehearsed. Two of them

Her project is not only beautiful but also neat. Addition

A. Circle the pair of conjunctions in the sentences and underline
the ideas they join.

1.Learning to read with Margery was neither boring nor hard.

2.Either the children’s father or mother welcomes Margery at
the door.
3.Either mother or father is coming to get her report card.
4.They do not know whether to close the school or stay
somewhere else.
5.Neither the teacher nor the pupils knew the roof will collapse.
B. Write appropriate words to complete each of the sentences.
C. Give the appropriate correlative conjunction in the blanks.
 When working with correlative
conjunctions either – or and neither – nor,
ensure the “subject and verb agreement”.
The verb agrees in number with the one
nearest to it.
Example 1:
Either the pupils or the teacher is in the gym right now.

“teacher” is the word that is nearest to the verb.

“Teacher” is a singular subject, so the verb must be in the s-form
or use the is/was linking verb.

Example 2:
Either the pupil or the teachers are in the gym right now.

See the difference?

Example 3:
Neither the principal nor the parents know what the surprise
was.
“parents” is the word that is nearest to the verb.
“Parents” is a plural subject, so the verb must be in the base-
form (without s) or use the are/were linking verb.
Example 4:
Neither the teachers nor the principal knows what the
surprise was.

See the difference?

E. Complete these sentences by underlining the correct verb.
 On the other hand, the correlative
conjunction both – and always use the
plural verb. Meaning, the verb must be in
the base-form (without s) or use the
are/were linking verb.
Examples:
Both the girl and the boy eat the
spaghetti.
Both the teachers and the principal
know what the surprise was.
Both the pupils and the teachers are in
the gym right now.
F. Write the correct verb in your book beside the picture.

1. Both Jean and Ben (is, are) going to the party.

2. Both mother and father (buys, buy) the bag I liked.

3. Both the captain and the soldiers (run, runs) two miles

every day.