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Correlative-Conjunction-Exercises My
Correlative-Conjunction-Exercises My
1. I plan to take my vacation _________ in June _________ in July. (whether / or, either /
or, as / if)
2. _________ I’m feeling happy _________ sad, I try to keep a positive attitude. (either / or,
whether / or, when / I’m)
3. _________ had I taken my shoes off _________ I found out we had to leave again. (no
sooner / than, rather / than, whether / or)
4. _________ only is dark chocolate delicious, _________ it also can be healthy. (whether /
or, not / but, just as / so)
5. _________ I have salad for dinner, _____________________I can have ice cream for
dessert. (if /then, when / than, whether / or)
6. _________ flowers _________ trees grow during warm weather. (not only / or, both /
and, not / but)
7. _________ do we enjoy summer vacation, _________ we _________ enjoy winter break.
(whether / or, not only / but also, either / or)
8. Calculus is _________ easy _________ difficult. (not / but, both / and, either / or)
9. It’s going to _________rain _________ snow tonight. (as / if, either / or, as / as)
10. Savory flavors are _________ sweet _________ sour. (often / and, neither / nor, both /
and)
Each correlative conjunctions comes in a pair of words. Use one of the following pairs to
complete each sentence:
either … or, neither … nor, both . . . and, not only . . . also, not only . . . but also , whether
… or
1. "Could I come over at __either___ three __or___ four o'clock?" asked Joan.
2. The teacher refused to mark his work because his book was _both____ torn __and___ dirty.
3. I really need a holiday but _neither____ in Spain __nor___ France.
4. I'm going to fish tomorrow, __whether___ it rains __or___ shines.
5. __not only___ did he borrow a lot of money from us, he __also___ refused to pay back a
single cent.
6. The children at the centre can __neither___ hear __nor___ speak.
7. She employs a maid to do __both___ the cooking _and____ washing for her family.
8. We have enough spices for only one type of curry. We can cook __either___ chicken curry
__or___ mutton curry.
9. The boy is really talented. He _not only____ knows how to play the piano _but also____ can
also compose music.
10. I do not like him. He is __not only___ rude __but also___ selfish.
11. We do not know __whether___ it's you __or___ me who will have to do it.
12. Each class is to present _both____ a drama _and____ a song for the concert.
13. The invitation is for two persons, so __both___ Jack __and___ his wife can attend the
function.
14. We are waiting for the boys. _neither____ Roy __nor___ Joseph has come yet.
15. Alfred _not only____ got up late this morning __but also___ missed the train.
16. "Why is the baby crying?" "__either___ she is hungry __or___ her nappy needs changing."
17. _whether____ we go now __or___ in an hour's time, it doesn't matter as it's still very early.
18. Our Yellow House was __both___ first __and___ last in this year's sports.
19. "Oh, dear! I have left __both___ my purse __and___ keys in the other bag," said Jean.
20. _whether____ you ask Mary __or___ Lucy, she will give you the same answer.
B. ? either ... or
B. ? either ... or
3. Maybe Jed will pick me up at the airport in Miami. Maybe my cousin Ted will pick me
up.
4. Mrs. Alverado has her green card. Her daughter Alicia has her green card too.
B. ? either ... or
B. ? either ... or
B. ? either ... or
B. ? either ... or
B. ? either ... or
9. My brother Randy won’t win the spelling bee. My best friend Ron won’t win the spelling
bee. They’re both poor spellers.
B. ? either ... or
10. Paula may go to the Bahamas on her vacation next month. Maybe she will decide to go to
Hawaii instead.
B. ? either ... or
11. Maybe Dennis will get accepted by Stanford University. Maybe he’ll get rejected.
B. ? either ... or
12. The driver of the truck wasn’t injured in the crash. The driver of the small car wasn’t
injured either.
A. ? both ... and / not only ... but also
B. ? either ... or
13. Dr. Harris might become the next head of surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital. Dr. Bentley has
a chance too, but those are the only two in the running.
B. ? either ... or
14. Evelyn rides her bicycle on weekends. Evelyn bakes desserts on weekends.
B. ? either ... or
15. Mrs. Alverado doesn’t speak English. Her husband doesn’t speak English.
B. ? either ... or
friends relatives are people you want to forget during the holidays.
a. Both/and
b. Either/or
c. Neither/nor
d. Not only/but also
4.
Choose the correct pair of correlative conjunctions to fill in the blanks.
We have to take the stairs use the elevator because the escalator is
broken.
a. Both/and
b. Either/or
c. Neither/nor
d. Not only/but also
9.
Choose the correct pair of correlative conjunctions to fill in the blanks.
the cat the dog came inside when I called them, so I called them
again.
a. Both/and
b. Either/or
c. Neither/nor
d. Not only/but also
10.
Choose the correct pair of correlative conjunctions to fill in the blanks.