Spiral Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions

Front

Correlative conjunctions connect words or groups of words.

Back

connects words or groups of words

Answer explanation

A correlative conjunction connects words or groups of words.

Front

Correlative conjunctions connect: No ballgame is complete without both peanuts and cracker jacks.

Back

nouns

Answer explanation

Correlative conjunctions connect nouns in this sentence. The correct choice is 'nouns'.

Front

Correlative conjunctions connect: 'either to the concert or to the movies.'

Back

prepositional phrases

Answer explanation

The correlative conjunctions 'either...or' connect prepositional phrases in the sentence.

Front

If you study, ____ you will probably do well on your quiz.

Back

then

Answer explanation

If you study, then you will probably do well on your quiz. The correlative conjunction 'then' is used to show the result or consequence of the action in the first clause.

Front

The dress my mom wanted me to wear was _______ comfortable ___ fashionable.

Back

neither/nor

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'neither/nor' because it shows that the dress is not comfortable and not fashionable.

Front

The relative pronoun WHICH is used for...

Back

animals or things

Answer explanation

The relative pronoun WHICH is used for animals or things. It refers to a specific animal or thing previously mentioned or understood.

Front

The actor, _____ movies I enjoy, has a new film coming out this summer.

Back

whose

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'whose' because it is used to show possession and refers to the actor whose movies I enjoy.

Front

Correlative conjunction in: 'Some dinosaurs were as small as turkeys!'

Back

as/as

Answer explanation

The correlative conjunction 'as/as' is used in the sentence to compare the size of dinosaurs to turkeys.