Question

Level 1: - Identify the correlative pairs:
1. Both Alex and Martin applied for the job.
2. I can’t decide whether I should take French or Spanish next year.
3. Neither my brother nor my sister can attend the function.
4. Marie found not only her shoes but also her favourite necklace.
5. Sorry, but I have neither the money nor the time to go shopping now.
Level 2: - Choose the best:
1. __________ my stereo ________ my laptop quit working last week.
(Both…..and, whether……or, neither……nor)
2. __________ Selin ________ Miranda made the basketball team, even though they
practiced hard.
(either…..or, neither…… nor, both……and)

3. I can ___________ see the mountains ___________ the foothills from my vantage point.
(whether…..or, neither…… nor, either…….or)
4. _________ was Helen’s beauty _______princes from far and near came to woo her.
( so….that, as……as, such…….that)
5. The driver did________ stop the vehicle __________ drove on.
(not only…..but also, neither…….nor, not…….but)

Answer 1

$\underline\mathtt\green{Correlative \: Pairs}$

• I can’t decide whether I should take French or Spanish next year.
• Neither my brother nor my sister can attend the function.
• Marie found not only her shoes but also her favourite necklace.
• Sorry, but I have neither the money nor the time to go shopping now.

$\small\underline\mathtt\orange{What \: are\: Correlative \: Pairs?}$

Correlative conjunctions include pairs such as “both/and,” “either/or,” “neither/nor,” “not/but” and “not only/but also.” For example: either/or - I want either the cheesecake or the chocolate cake. both/and - We'll have both the cheesecake and the chocolate cake.

$\small\underline\mathtt\blue{Level \: 2 \: choose \: the \: best✯}$

• Both my stereo and my laptop quit working last week.
• Neither Selin nor Miranda made the basketball team, even though they practiced hard.
• I can neither see the mountains nor the foothills from my vantage point
• Such was Helen's beauty that princes from far and near came to woo her.
• The driver did not stop the vehicle but drove on

Explanation:

$\huge\underline{\overline{\mid{\bold{\red{Thank  ꀎ}}{\mid}}}}$

Answer 2

I can’t decide whether I should take French or Spanish next year.

Neither my brother nor my sister can attend the function.

Marie found not only her shoes but also her favourite necklace.

Sorry, but I have neither the money nor the time to go shopping now.

\small\underline\mathtt\orange{What \: are\: Correlative \: Pairs?}

WhatareCorrelativePairs?

Correlative conjunctions include pairs such as “both/and,” “either/or,” “neither/nor,” “not/but” and “not only/but also.” For example: either/or - I want either the cheesecake or the chocolate cake. both/and - We'll have both the cheesecake and the chocolate cake.

\small\underline\mathtt\blue{Level \: 2 \: choose \: the \: best✯}

Level2choosethebest✯

Both my stereo and my laptop quit working last week.

Neither Selin nor Miranda made the basketball team, even though they practiced hard.

I can neither see the mountains nor the foothills from my vantage point

Such was Helen's beauty that princes from far and near came to woo her.

The driver did not stop the vehicle but drove on