Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions

Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions

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Which do I use?

• For = because (used in more formal writing)

• And shows addition or quantity

• Nor shows subtraction or exception

• But = except, unless, if not, on the contrary

• Or connects a list of alternatives.

• Yet = though, still, nevertheless (stronger than but)

• So = therefore

For each sentence, join the ideas with an appropriate coordinating conjunction.

Identify the correlative conjunctions in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

Neither my mom nor my dad has red hair.

• neither

• nor

• neither/nor

• mom/dad

Multiple Choice

I not only cooked all the food but also made the decorations.

• not/only

• but/also

• food/decorations

• not only/but also

Multiple Choice

Both Jim and Bob will enter the pie-eating contest.

• both/and

• Jim/Bob

• will/enter

• the/pie

Multiple Choice

For dinner we had the choice of either chicken or steak.

• for/had

• either/or

• of/or

• chicken/steak

Multiple Choice

She can't tell whether she feels better or not.

• can't/feels

• whether/or

• tell/better

• she/not