PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Correlative Conjunctions?
What are Correlative Conjunctions?
They are words that work...
...in pairs to join a word or...
...a group of words of...
...equal value in a sentence.
Words used for this purpose come from various parts of English.
Here are Correlative Conjunction Examples
to study.
Can you find the "Correlative Conjunctions"?
Notice that there are two conjunctions or word combinations in each sentence.
The word combinations in each sentence are used together as the examples.
I will "either" do my job "or" leave the company!
She is "not only" pretty "but also" extremely smart!!
"Neither" the swim team "nor" the baseball team is doing well!
"Both" the basketball team "and" football team are doing very well!
You must make a decision "whether" to stay "or" to go!
"Just" as many Canadians love hockey, "so" many Americans love football!
"The" more you practice spoken English, "the" better you will be at it!
Basketball is "as" fast
"as" Volleyball!
Billiards is "as much" a sport "as" it is a pastime!
Here are examples of correlative conjunctions...
both…and, neither…nor, not only…but also, either…or, whether…or, just as…so, the…the, as…as, as much…as, no sooner…than, rather…than.
Ask your teacher to explain this subject further!
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