Correlative Conjunctions

You have ___ brushed your teeth ___ combed your hair. Now we are going to be late for school!

• either/or

• neither/nor

• whether/or

• not only/but also

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• Daqnte hopes to both get a promotion and to earn a raise.

• Dante hopes to both get a promotion and earn a raise.

___ you clean your room, ___ you stay home this weekend.

• either/or

• neither/nor

• whether/or

• both/and

Which sentence shows subject-verb agreement?

• Both the students and the teacher are sick with the flu.

• Both the students and the teacher is sick with the flu.

I really want to try out for the football team, but I am ___ strong ___ athletic.

• either/or

• neither/nor

• both/and

• not only/but also

When it rains on a school day, we can ___ play heads-up seven-up ___ read a book.

• either/or

• neither/nor

• whether/or

• both/and

Which sentence shows pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• Either my classmates or my brother will share their lunch with me.

• Either my brother or my classmates will share their lunch with me.

You must decide ___ to take the bus ___ ride your bike to school.

• neither/nor

• whether/or

• both/and

• not only/but also

Which sentence shows subject-verb agreement?

• Either my mom or my grandparents pick me up from school.

• Either my grandparents or my mom pick me up from school.

It makes no difference to me ___ we win victoriously ___crumble in defeat. I just want to have fun.

• neither/nor

• whether/or

• both/and

• not only/but also