Conjunctions - Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words and groups of words of equal weight in a sentence. There are six different pairs of correlative conjunctions:
- either...or
- not (only)...but (also)
- neither...nor (or increasingly neither...or)
- both...and
- whether...or
- just as...so
Examples:
- You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office.
- Not only is he handsome, but he is also brilliant.
- Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well.
- Both the cross country team and the swimming team are doing well.
- Whether you stay or you go, it's your decision.
- Just as Aussies love Aussie rules football, so many Canadians love ice hockey.
