Correlative Conjunctions

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.

Mandy spent too much money at the mall. She bought _____ a new sweater _____ a new purse.

• either; or

• neither; nor

• not only; but also

• no sooner; than

_______ we eat before the movie _______ after the movie makes no difference to me.

• Both; and

• Whether; or

• If; then

• Either, or

I only like ketchup on my cheeseburger. Therefore, I want _______ pickles _______ mustard.

• either; or

• neither; nor

• not only; but also

• no sooner; than

Choose the correct correlative conjunctions.

Mrs. Henry enjoys ________ gardening __________ reading.

• neither/nor

• both/and

• either/but

• whether/nor

Which sentence uses the correlative conjunctions correctly?

• Both your brother or you have the same hair color.

• You can either go to the fair, or go to the movies.

• Not only did the teacher give me a test, but also a bad grade.

• Neither the girls or the boys is winning the attendance award.

Select the correct pair of correlative conjunctions.

• whether/nor

• but/also

• both/and

• and/or

She was ___ pretty ___ the flower in spring.

• either/or

• rather/than

• neither/nor

• as/as

There are ______ students ___ there are teachers in this school.

• as/as

• rather/than

• as many/as

• not only/but also