Paired Conjunctions PDU11

Paired Conjunctions

There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.

— Eminem

Time to analyze! When do you use the following words? What's their purpose?

and or but

Do you know what they have in common?

And, or, but are conjunctions. What is a conjunction? A conjunction is a word that connects 2 or more words, phrases or clauses together. Example: Mary loves cookies and muffins.

joins "cookies" and "muffins" together

There are 3 types of conjunctions: coordinating subordinating correlative

Correlative or paired conjunctions connect two related ideas. Example: You either learn how to be a team player or work alone all the time.

Like socks, correlative conjunctions always come in pairs. That’s their defining characteristic. Some common correlative conjunction pairs are: either/or neither/nor not only/but

Either... or (to connect two choices). Examples:

My brother is either playing video games or writing music on his PC.

Either Reyna pushes the button or Abed pushes it.

It’s either black or gray. I can’t remember.

Connect the following ideas with either... or

drive to the airport

get a taxi

I ...

Neither... nor (to connect negative alternatives). Examples:

Neither Brian nor his wife mentioned anything about moving house.

She neither knows how to sing nor how to dance.

Neither eating nor running is allowed in the hospital.

Connect the following ideas with neither... nor

watch the show

I will...

read the book

Not only... but (to add another idea to the previous one). Examples:

Our holidays were not only amazing, but also incredibly cheap.

Note: When we use Not only...but at the beginning, we change the order of the words: verb + subject

Not only is Andrew handsome, but he’s also very smart.

Not only did we watch Barbie on Saturday, but we also bought the tickets for Oppenheimer.

Connect the following ideas with Not only... but

I...

like fruit

love vegetables