Name: Lissette Campoverde Course: 4660

Date: 04/02/2016

PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS

These conjunctions connect two balanced clauses, phrases, or words.

The two elements that correlative conjunctions connect are usually similar in length and
grammatical structure.

Here are a few example sentences containing correlative conjunctions:

either . . . or

We can go to either Greece or Spain for our holiday.

Its my final offer you can either take it or leave it.

both . . . and

Both rugby and football are popular in France.

Both English and Welsh are spoken in Wales.

not only . . . but also

Not only is he a professional footballer, but hes also a successful businessman.

Not only is Sally disappointed at her brother but also angry at his remarks.
Mary plays not only the guitar but also the violin.
not . . . but

There are not two but three Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

In sport, what counts is not the winning but the taking part.

neither . . . nor

Neither Norway nor Switzerland is in the European Union.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. (Abraham Lincoln)

Name: Lissette Campoverde Course: 4660
Date: 04/02/2016

POSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS

I know that it's correct to use a possessive with the gerund, as in:

I really appreciate your bringing this matter to my attention.

Everybody was shocked about Henry's leaving so suddenly.

When the noun preceding the gerund is modified by other words, use the common form
of that noun, not the possessive.

Federico was pleased by Carlos's making the Dean's List for the first time.

but

Federico was pleased by Carlos, his oldest son, making the Dean's List for the
first time.

When the noun preceding the gerund is plural, collective, or abstract, use the common
form of that noun, not the possessive.

Professor Villa was amazed by her students working as hard as they did.
The class working collaboratively was somebody else's idea.
It was a case of old age getting the better of them.

There are certain situations in which the possessive and the gerund create an awkward
combination. This seems to be particularly true when indefinite pronouns are involved.

I was shocked by somebody's making that remark.

This would be greatly improved by saying, instead . . .
I was shocked that somebody would make that remark.

This is also true when the "owner" of the gerund comes wrapped in a noun phrase:

I was thankful for the guy next door shoveling snow from my driveway.