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Practical English Grammar

the correlative conjunction

Just as the coordinating conjunction does, the correlative conjunction
joins words or groups of words.
Here are the five pairs of correlative conjunctions.
Whether . . . or
Neither . . . nor
Both . . . and
Either . . . or
Not only . . . but also
Note: Using only the first letter of the first word in each pair of correlative
conjunctions, the mnemonic WNBEN will help you to remember these
correlative conjunctions.

Whether the shark swims near the town beach or remains out at sea is the
mayor’s concern in the movie.
Neither the Olympics nor the World Series attracted the expected number
of television viewers this year.
Emma likes to play both basketball and soccer.
You may select either the vacation or the car for your prize.
Not only will Desiree donate money to her favorite charity, but she will also
volunteer at the group’s annual fund-raiser.

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Notes

Practical English Grammar - Notes

1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets

2. Quotation Marks Part Three

3. compound subjects part two

4. Using Capital Letters

5. the adverb

6. the adjective clause

7. the indirect object

8. the pronoun

9. the appositive

10. The Apostrophe

11. what good writers do

12. Sound a like words Part Four

13. The verb be

14. The possessive case

15. The Colon

16. the noun clause

17. the correlative conjunction

18. the subordinating conjunction

19. complete and simple subjects

20. the direct object

21. Confusing usage words part six

22. the adjective

23. Quotation Marks Part Two

24. the prepositional phrase

25. Sound a like words Part Two

26. agreement involving prepositional phrases

27. irregular verbs part two

28. Commas Part One

29. More Apostrophe Situations

30. Commas Part Four

31. Commas Part Five

32. complex sentences

33. complete and simple predicates

34. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case

35. Confusing usage words part three

36. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes

37. Confusing usage words part one

38. Confusing usage words part seven

39. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

40. compound complex sentences

41. the object of the preposition

42. Sound a like words Part Three

43. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

44. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

45. Commas Part Two

46. Commas Part Three

47. Second Capitalization List

48. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

49. compound subject and compound predicate

50. the verb