Grammar Chart 19 Correlative Conjunctions
Grammar Chart 19 Correlative Conjunctions
Both… and
I can speak both Chinese and Cantonese.
Nouns
Both Oscar and Lilia are grounded.
Verbs I can both dance and sing. • You can use both
at the beginning of
Adjectives Jorge is both friendly and funny. the sentence when
you are joining two
subjects but you
Either… or have to use the
plural form of
Alex will go out with either Diana or Tania.
Nouns the verb.
Either The Foos or Ariana is going to sing. • When you are
joining two subjects
Verbs We can either go to the movies or watch TV.
with either or
Adjectives My friends are either tired or bored today. neither the verb
agrees with the
noun closest to it.
Neither… nor • When you use
neither… nor, do not
Julio plays neither the drums nor the guitar. use negative verbs.
Nouns
Neither Pablo nor Lucero likes eating spicy food.
Verbs My dad neither likes nor cares about technology.
Adjectives The trip was neither cheap nor fun.
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