Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative Conjunctions explained with examples:

ORIGINAL SENTENCES - VERBS?	ORIGINAL SENTENCES - MEANING?	RESULT: COMBINE USING ...
positive verb forms only	both ideas are true	both ... and
		not only ... but also
verbs like 'maybe' or 'might'; words like 'instead'	only ONE idea is true or will happen	either ... or
negative verb forms only	both ideas are NOT true	neither ... nor

1. Choose the correct correlative pair. 
1. I plan to take my vacation _________ in June _________ in July. (whether / or, either / or, as / if) 

2. _________ I’m feeling happy _________ sad, I try to keep a positive attitude. (either / or, whether / or, when / I’m) 

3. _________ had I taken my shoes off _________ I found out we had to leave again. (no sooner / than, rather / than, whether / or)

4. _________ only is dark chocolate delicious, _________ it can be healthy, too. (whether / or, not / but, just as / so) 

 

5. _________ flowers _________ trees grow a lot during warm weather. (not only / or, both / and, not / but) 

6. _________ do we enjoy summer vacation, _________ we enjoy the winter break. (whether / or, not only / but also, either / or) 

7. Look at the sky! It’s _________ going to rain _________ snow tonight. (as / if, either / or, as / as)