PRACTICE WORKSHEET FOR CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

I) Choose the correct correlative conjunction from the options given:

11. She is neither polite _______ funny.

or nor not yet

22. _______ had I put my umbrella away, _______ it started raining.

No sooner / than If / then Not only / and Neither / nor

33. This salad is _______ delicious _______ healthy.

whether / or both / and scarcely / when rather / than

44. I __________ like to sing opera, _______________ to spend my spare time practicing
ballroom dances.
not only / but also whether / or neither / nor not / but

55. The test was ____________ very short __________ quite easy.
not / but both / and whether / or scarcely / when

66. ______________ Joe _______ his sisters could understand what their parents were
saying when they spoke French.
Whether / or No sooner / than Rather / than Neither / nor

II) Fill in appropriate correlative conjunctions in the blanks provided:

1. ___________ had he completed his MBA, ___________he found his dream job.

2. ___________the bat___________the ball belongs to me.

3. I read ___________novels ___________plays.

4. She ___________agreed ___________disagreed.

5. Your brother is ___________funny ___________intelligent.

6. The ball is ___________in the lake ___________in that bush.
7. ___________had he eaten the dish, ___________ he started feeling sick.

8. The food here is ___________inexpensive ___________tasty.

9. On ice, you must drive ___________slowly ___________carefully.

 10. ___________ Eric ___________Aaron play tennis.
11.___________had she finished one film, ___________she started the next.
12.They ___________compete ___________also practice.

13. Eric studies his opponent ___________ before a game ___________ during a game.

14. ___________had I gotten my luggage unpacked, ___________ I realized that my camera

was missing.

15. Aaron ___________plays in the morning ___________ in the evening.

III) Use the correlative conjunctions given to join the given parts of speech.

Example : (not only /but also)

Not only did we walk till the stream but we also bathed in it.

1) (both / and) …….. muffins / cupcakes

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2) (sooner / than ) ………. Station/train

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3) (not only/ but also) …………….bark / bit

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4) (neither / nor) ………….. brave / intelligent

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5) (either / or)…………………. Shelf/ drawer

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