CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION - For Stds
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION - For Stds
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION - For Stds
1. Either ..... or
It means one or the other of two/ choice of two things.
Connect two independent clauses. A comma is used to separate them
Either he works at home, or he works at the office.
Either she writes the letter at home, or her friend does.
Connect two coordinate elements/ pairs of elements. The words must
parallel in structures. The comma is not needed.
Pairs of (pro) Noun or Noun Phrase
Either my son or I will come for the school meeting.
My son gave his sister either the old books or the new books.
Verbs
He either losess his money or spends it.
Adjectives
The information that we had yesterday either exciting or surprising.
Prepositional Phrase (PP) functions as Adverb of time/place
You can find the my key either at the living room or at the kitchen.
To-Infinitives
They ask me either to join the party or to stay at home.
In a compound subjects, the subject that is closer to the verb
determines the verb/be (singular or plural?)
Either my boss or I am doing the hard work everyday.
2. Neither .... nor ....
It means not one or the other.
Connect two independent clauses. A comma is used to separate them.
The emphatic form is needed to give greater emphasis to the idea express
by the verb because Neither..nor... expresses the negative choice in order.
Neither would I like to go to library, nor would I go to canteen.
Neither did I use the computer, nor did my brother.
Connect two coordinate elements/ pairs of elements. The words must
parallel in structures. The comma is not needed.
Pairs of (pro) Noun or Noun Phrase
Neither the TV nor the video actually works.
Verbs
He is neither working nor studying.
Adjectives
Their house is neither big nor small.
Prepositional Phrase (PP) functions as Adverb of time/place
She was worried to find out that her key was neither in her pocket nor
on her bag.
To-Infinitives
She really wants us neither to tell her Mom nor call her brother.
In a compound subjects, the subject that is closer to the verb
determines the verb/be (singular or plural?)
Neither the principal nor the teachers have asked us to leave school
for a week.
3. Both.....and ....
It means the two.
NOT USED to connect two clauses.
Connect two coordinate elements/ pairs of elements. The words must
parallel in structures. The comma is not needed.
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