Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative Conjunctions They are defined as mechanisms that link only(prenominal) two balanced words, phrases, and clauses. The linked elements should be parallel or equal in terms of aloofness and grammatical similarity. Verb hold inment When two subjects are connected with a correlative conjunction, the second must agree with the following verb. Every single evening either the horned owl or the squabbling cats wake surface-to-air missile with their racket.Every single evening either the squabbling cats or the horned owl wakes Sam with their racket. Pronoun agreement In the eccentric of pronouns, the second antecedent must agree with the following pronoun. Neither Yolanda nor the cousins expressed their disappointment when blind auntie Sophie range down the plate of burnt hamburgers. Neither the cousins nor Yolanda expressed her disappointment when blind Aunt Sophie set down the plate of burnt hamburgers. Primary correlative conjunctions in English both . . . nd It is gruell ing to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve proceeding one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper. (Rod Serling) either . . . or Either John or George must have done this mischief. neither . . . nor In nature in that location are neither rewards nor punishments there are only consequences. (Robert G. Ingersoll) not . . . but In the end, we will mobilize not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends. (Martin Luther King, Jr. ) not only . . . but also The capital Wall of China is not only up to 30 feet high and 32 feet thick, but also 1,400 miles long. Other pairs which can be used as . . . as If you are as intelligent as your father, it will not be difficult for you to run your family business. just as . . . so Just as the holidays basis changed from a historical to a mythological one, so too is it now changing to create more political than anything else. the more . . . the lessThe more he eats, the less he puts on weight. the more . . . the more The more the building shook, the more we held on. no sooner . . . than No sooner had I finished the repast than I started feeling hungry again. so . . . as The movie is not so interesting as the book. whether . . . or I couldnt distinguish whether I was smelling the clutching sound of misery or hearing the provide odor of death. (Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1970) http//www. towson. edu/ows/exerciseparal4. htm