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Correlative Conjunctions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You can go left. You can go right.

a)

You can either go left or right.

b)

You can neither go left nor right.

2.

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

a)

They are neither my schoolmates nor my friends.

b)

They are either my schoolmates or my friends.

3.

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

a)

I went neither to the birthday party nor the wedding.

b)

I went either to the birthday party or the wedding.

4.

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

a)

either .. or

b)

neither .. nor

5.

In this game, you _______ win _____ lose. It depends on you.

a)

either .. or

b)

neither .. nor

6.

My grandmother can __________ read ____ write. She is illiterate.

a)

either .. or

b)

neither .. nor

7.

The man believed _______ the guard _____ his friend. He thought that both were lying.

a)

either.. or

b)

neither..nor

8.

________ my brother ______ my sister knew how to bathe our new pet cat, so I had to do it.

a)

Neither...nor

b)

Either...or

9.

You can ______ use this laptop _________ the other one. They must be repaired first.

a)

either ... or

b)

neither ... nor

10.

We can go ________ to Penang ____ Melaka for our holiday.

a)

either .... or

b)

neither ... nor

11.

Nora likes ____________ badminton ___________ tennis. She does not like both games.

a)

neither ..... nor

b)

either .... or

12.

The curry is _______ spicy __________ salty. It is tasteless.

a)

either ... or

b)

neither ... nor

c)

neither ... or

d)

either ... nor

13.

Choose the correct correlative conjunctions.

Mrs. Henry enjoys ________ gardening __________ reading.

a)

neither/nor

b)

both/and

c)

either/but

d)

whether/nor

14.

Choose the correct correlative conjunctions.

__________ was it cold outside, _______ it was snowing.

a)

not only/but also

b)

either/nor

c)

no sooner/than

d)

both/and was

15.

Choose the correct correlative conjunctions.

You may _______ have a positive dojo, _______ have a piece of candy as a reward for your good behavior.

a)

neither/nor

b)

both/also

c)

and/but

d)

either/or

16.

The boy is ______ mean _______ unkind, in fact he is a friend to everybody.

a)

both/and

b)

neither/nor

c)

no sooner/than

d)

either/or

17.

Which sentence uses the correlative conjunctions correctly?

a)

Both your brother or you have the same hair color.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

18.

Which sentence uses the correlative conjunctions correctly?

a)

I haven't seen neither Mrs. Woods nor Mr.Sikes today.

b)

I have neither seen Mrs. Woods nor Mr.Sikes today.

c)

You can't neither talk in class or get up out of your seat.

d)

Mrs. Finn not only likes dogs or giraffes.

19.

Read the following sentence. Determine which of the multiple choice responses best describe the sentence.

I don't like neither fish nor shrimp.

a)

The sentence is not balanced

b)

The sentence has a double negative.

c)

The sentence has a subject-verb agreement error.

20.

Read the following sentence. Determine which of the multiple choice responses best describe the sentence.

The teacher was not only strict but also she scared all the students in the entire school.

a)

The sentence is not balanced.

b)

The sentence has a double negative.

c)

The sentence has a subject-verb agreement error.

21.

Read the following sentence. Determine which of the multiple choice responses best describe the sentence.

Either the 4th grade students or the 5th grade students is winning the football game.

a)

The sentence is not well balanced.

b)

The sentence has a double negative.

c)

The sentence has a subject-verb agreement error.

22.

Fill in the blank with the correct correlative conjunction.

There is a hurricane warning. We are expected to get not only strong winds, ___________ damaging hail.

a)

and

b)

but also

c)

or

d)

neither

23.

Fill in the blank with the correct correlative conjunction.

You may _______ have chicken, or you may have pizza.

a)

both

b)

neither

c)

nor

d)

either

24.

Fill in the blank with the correct correlative conjunction.

No sooner had we pulled out of the driveway, _________ my brother announced that he forgot his bookbag.

a)

and

b)

than

c)

whether

d)

nor

25.

Fill in the blank with the correct correlative conjunction.

I have been to ____________ Hawaii, nor Jamaica.

a)

either

b)

both

c)

neither

d)

whether

26.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

The baby crawled under the table.

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

preposition

d)

conjunction

27.

What is the object of the preposition? Where did the baby crawl?

The baby crawled under the table.

a)

baby

b)

table

c)

under

d)

crawled

28.

We are going to be late. Renee has _____brushed her teeth____ combed her hair.

a)

either; or

b)

neither; nor

c)

both; and

d)

no sooner; than

29.

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

a)

either; or

b)

neither; nor

c)

not only; but also

d)

no sooner; than

30.

You may use ____ a red pen or a red marker to correct your spelling pretest.

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

both

d)

not one

31.

My sister babysits for ______Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Simpkin.

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

both

d)

not one

32.

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

a)

Both; and

b)

Whether; or

c)

If; then

d)

Either, or

33.

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

a)

either; or

b)

neither; nor

c)

not only; but also

d)

no sooner; than

34.

Choose the sentence that is most balanced.

a)

Neither singing nor my dance skills are very good.

b)

I neither sing nor dancing is much fun.

c)

I neither sing nor dance.

d)

All of the sentences are well balanced.

35.

Choose the sentence that is most balanced.

a)

I both want a new bike and a new helmet.

b)

I want both a new bike, and I also need a new helmet that fits my head.

c)

I want both a new bike and a new helmet.

d)

All of the sentences are well balanced.

36.

Neither Uncle Bill's cats nor his dog _______ allowed to enter Grandma's house.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

isn't

d)

aren't

37.

Both the grass and the bushes ______ to be trimmed.

a)

needs

b)

need

c)

will needs

d)

was needed

38.

Neither my yo-yo nor my ball ______ as fun as my tablet.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

aren't

d)

isn't

39.

Evelyn rides her bicycle on weekends. Evelyn bakes desserts on weekends.

a)

Evelyn either rides her bicycles or bakes desserts on weekends.

b)

Evelyn both rides her bicycle and bakes desserts on weekends.

c)

Evelyn not only rides her bicycle but also bakes desserts on weekends.

40.

The Jones boys might play tennis this weekend. They might go sailing instead.

a)

The Jones boys might both play tennis and go sailing this weekend.

b)

The Jones boys will either play tennis or go sailing this weekend.

c)

The Jones boys will play either tennis or sailing this weekend.