snackable business english - correlative conjunctions
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Correlative Conjunctions H. E. Colby
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• First, a conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
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A correlative conjunction is a pair of conjunctions that links balanced words, phrases and clauses in a sentence.
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Pair of Conjunctions
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Either Or
Neither Nor
Both And
Whether Or
Not Only But (Also)
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Balanced words, phrases and clauses in a sentence.
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That is, parallel - similar in length and grammatical form.
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• Correct: Svetlana loves to eat not only chocolate cakes, but also lemon pies, and apple tarts.
• Incorrect: Svetlana loves not only to eat chocolate cakes, but also lemon pies, and apple tarts.
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Why is one sentence correct and the other incorrect?
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• Correct: Svetlana loves to eat not only chocolate cakes, but also lemon pies, and apple tarts.
• Parallel – not only + noun (chocolate cakes)
• Parallel – but also + nouns (lemon pies…)
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• Correct: Svetlana loves to eat not only chocolate cakes, but also lemon pies, and apple tarts.
• And…both parts of the sentence answer the question – “What does Svetlana like to eat?” (parallel)
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• Incorrect: Svetlana loves not only to eat chocolate cakes, but also lemon pies, and apple tarts.
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• Not Parallel – not only + infinitive (to eat)
• Not Parallel – but also + noun
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• Incorrect: Svetlana loves not only to eat chocolate cakes, but also lemon pies, and apple tarts.
• Different Questions – What does Svetlana like to
do? Eat chocolate cakes.
• Different Questions – What does Svetlana like to eat? Lemon pies...
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QUIZ •
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1. Not only was the research flawed, but frivolous.
2. Jared is both an entertaining speaker and inspiring.
3. The CEO announced he was neither a
crook nor a scoundrel.
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QUIZ Mark the sentences Incorrect (I) or
Correct (C).
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1. Not only was the research flawed, but frivolous. IC
2. Jared is both an entertaining speaker and inspiring. IC
3. The CEO announced he was neither a crook nor a scoundrel. C
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QUIZ Mark the sentences Incorrect (I) or
Correct (C).
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