Nama : Siti Sifa

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Mata Kuliah : Bahasa Inggris
Dosen : Frisyi Fitriyani Fauziah, S.Pd.

Correlative Conjunction
Correlative conjunction work in pairs to join words and group of words of equal weight
in a sentence. There are many different pairs of correlative conjunction.
Either...or, not only...but(also), neither...nor, both...and, whether...or, just as...so,
the...the, as...as, as much...as, no sooner...than, rather...than.
Examples:
 You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office. (either do, or
prepare)
 He is not only handsome, but also brilliant. (not only A, but also B)
 Not only is he handsome, but also he is brilliant. (not only is he A, but also he
is B)
 Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well.
 You must decide whether you stay or you go.
 Just as many Americans love basketball, so many Canadians love ice hockey.
 The more you practice dribbling, the better you will be at it.
 Football is as fast as hockey (is (fast))
 Football is as much an addiction as it is a sport
 No sooner did she learn to ski, than the snow began to thaw.
 I would rather swim than surf.

Recognize a correlative conjunction when you see one.

Either ... or, neither ... nor, and not only ... but also are all correlative
conjunctions. They connect two equal grammatical items. If, for example, a noun
follows either, then a noun will also follow or. Read these examples:
 In the fall, Phillip will either start classes at the community college as his
mother wishes or join the Navy, his father’s hope.
  Neither the potted ivy on the counter nor the dirty dishes in the sink have
enjoyed water on their surfaces for the past week.
 Professor Wilson not only requires a 3,000-word research essay but also
assigns a 500-word reaction paper every single week.
When you use correlative conjunctions, be careful about verb agreement.
If you connect two subjects with a correlative conjunction, the second one must
agree with the verb that follows.
 Every single evening either the horned owl or the squabbling cats wake
Samantha with their racket.
 Every single evening either the squabbling cats or the horned owl wakes
Samantha with its racket.
When you use correlative conjunctions, be careful about pronoun agreement.
If you connect two antecedents with a correlative conjunction, the second one
must agree with the pronoun that follows.
 Neither Yolanda nor the cousins expressed their disappointment when blind
Aunt Sophie set 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.
When you use correlative conjunctions, be careful about parallel structure.
Either ... or, neither ... nor, and not only ... but also require special attention
when you are proofreading for parallelism. Be sure that you have equal grammatical
units after both parts of the conjunction.
You can have two main clauses like this:
 Not onlydid Michael grill a steak for Tiffany, but he also prepared a hotdog
for Rocket, her dog.
Or you can shorten the sentence with two prepositional phrases:
 Michael grilled meat notonly for Tiffany but also for Rocket, her dog.
Or you can have two nouns as this version does:
 Michael grilled meat notonly Tiffanybut also Rocket, her dog.
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