Correlative Conjunctions

They are not my schoolmates. They are not my friends.

• They are neither my schoolmates nor my friends.

• They are either my schoolmates or my friends.

You can go left. You can go right.

• You can either go left or right.

• You can neither go left nor right.

I did not go to the birthday party. I did not go to the wedding.

• I went neither to the birthday party nor the wedding.

• I went either to the birthday party or the wedding.

I have to choose ________ a cat ________ a rabbit as my pet.

• either .. or

• neither .. nor

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

One of these two teams-_____ the Crows _______ the Knights-will win the trophy.

• Neither, nor

• Either, or

• Both, and

• Not only, but also

That new statue is _____ large _______ lifelike.

• neither, nor

• either, or

• both, and

• not only, but also

Jay dislikes spicy foods, so he wants ______ the hot sauce _____ the salsa.

• niether, nor

• either, or

• both, and

• whether, or

You can find road maps _____ in this book _______ on the Internet.

• neither, nor

• whether, or

• either, or

• both, and

Josie loves _____ "normal" vegetables, like carrots, ______ "weird" ones, like kale.

• both, and

• neither, nor

• either, or

• whether, or

Deshawn, ________ do your homework ______ set the table for supper.

• whether, or

• neither, nor

• both, and

• either, or