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We Use: "Either..or" To Express Choice.: Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions (Neither..nor, Either Or, Both And) Examples

The document provides examples and definitions for using the correlative conjunctions either/or, neither/nor, and both/and. It gives 10 examples sentences for each conjunction type and then provides a task for the reader to join pairs of sentences using the appropriate conjunction.

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We Use: "Either..or" To Express Choice.: Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions (Neither..nor, Either Or, Both And) Examples

The document provides examples and definitions for using the correlative conjunctions either/or, neither/nor, and both/and. It gives 10 examples sentences for each conjunction type and then provides a task for the reader to join pairs of sentences using the appropriate conjunction.

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Grammar: Correlative conjunctions

(neither..nor, either…or, both…and)

Examples:

 either/or - I want either the cheesecake or the chocolate cake.


- I saved some money to buy either new dress or new coat.
- Either apologize or leave!
- She seems very happy. She either got her driving licence or passed her exam.

We use: “either..or” to express choice.

 neither/nor - Oh, you want neither the cheesecake nor the chocolate cake? No


problem.
- Neither I nor my sister were happy in the party.
- We had neither umbrellas nor raincoats yesterday.
- Neither Italy nor Spain got to the quarter finals.

We use “neither…nor” to express negation.

 both/and - We’ll have both the cheesecake and the chocolate cake.


- Both Sara and Houda prefer comedy movies.
- Both the father and his son were aware when crossing the road.
- Mr.Bob was both funny and modest about his adventures.

We use “both…and” to express inclusion.


Keys:

1- Either come with me or stay at home.


2- Last night, I was neither tired nor sleepy.
3- Both Yahia and Sami enjoys playing guitar.
4- Either do your homework or go to bed.
5- You may either watch TV or listen to music.
6- Neither Henry nor Claudia likes medicine.
7- We will either go fishing or camping.
8- Neither lions nor wolves eat grass.
9- The journalist will have an interview either with the president or the prime minister.
10- Both my dad and my mom likes reading novels.
Task: Join the pairs of sentences below with: either/or, neither/nor, both/and.
1- Come with me. Stay at home.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- Last night, I wasn’t tired. I wasn’t sleepy.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3- Yahia enjoys playing guitar. Sami enjoys playing guitar.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4- Do your homework. Go to bed.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5- You may watch TV. You may listen to music.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6- Henry doesn’t like medicine. Claudia doesn’t like medicine.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7- We will go fishing. We will go camping.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8- Lions don’t eat grass. Wolves don’t eat grass
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9-The journalist will have an interview with the president. The journalist will have an
interview with the prime minister.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10- My dad is fond of reading novels. My mom is fond of reading novels.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Task: Join the pairs of sentences below with: either/or, neither/nor, both/and.
1- Come with me. Stay at home.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- Last night, I wasn’t tired. I wasn’t sleepy.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3- Yahia enjoys playing guitar. Sami enjoys playing guitar.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4- Do your homework. Go to bed.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5- You may watch TV. You may listen to music.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6- Henry doesn’t like medicine. Claudia doesn’t like medicine.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7- We will go fishing. We will go camping.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8- Lions don’t eat grass. Wolves don’t eat grass
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9-The journalist will have an interview with the president. The journalist will have an
interview with the prime minister.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10- My dad is fond of reading novels. My mom is fond of reading novels.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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