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à 6.2ïCoordinating and Correlative Conjunctions
ä:èIn the simple sentences in the Example, underline the
coordinating and correlative conjunctions.
#âS:ïPlace the key ╕either╗ on the table ╕or╗ on the desk with the
#history book.ï╕Neither╗ Tom ╕nor╗ Bob slept well.ïThe cat turned ╕and╕
#pounded on the ball of string.ïMary was eager ╕but╗ untalented.ïWe
#received a large ╕yet╗ worthless gift.ïThey controlled ╕both╗ his stock
#╕and╗ her savings.ïIt is ╕not only╗ inconvenient ╕but also╗ painful to
have to visit my cousin.
#éS There are seven coordinating conjunctions: ╖and, or, nor, for,
#╖yet, but╗, and ╖so╗.ïThree of them are commonly used in simple senten-
#ces: ╖and, yet,╗ and ╖but╗.ïThey can connect single words (It was light
#╕but╗ [or ╕yet╗] cumbersome) or phrases (Flapping its wings ╕and╗ rota-
ting its tail, the bird appeared agitated).ïThere are three pair of
correlative conjunctions that connect single words in a simple sen-
#tence: ╖both...and, neither...nor, either...or,╗ and ╖not only...but
#╖also╗.ïFor example, in ╖Both Phil and Philomena are twins, both ╗and
#╖and╗ are correlative conjunctions relating the subjects Phil and
#Philomena.ïIn ╖Your radio is not only outdated but also ugly, not
#╖only╗ and ╖but also╗ connect the adjectives outdated and ugly.
1.èWhich one of the following simple sentences contains a
coordinating conjunction?
A)ïThe sunny yet cold day dragged on and on.
B)ïLet's send either the fruit or the dessert tray to mother.
C)ïBoth Dean and Jerry are the team mascots.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Yet╗ is a coordinating conjunction connecting the adjectives sunny
#and cold that modify the noun ╢day╗.ïAnother simple sentence contains
#the correlative conjunction ╖either...or╗, connecting the fruit basket
to the dessert tray.ïThe remaining sentence contains the correlative
#conjunction ╖both...and╗, relating Dean and Jerry.
Ç A
2.èWhich one of the following simple sentences contains a
coordinating conjunction?
A)ïNeither the soup nor the pastry was delicious.
B)ïI am not only fond of him but also proud of him.
C)ïHe struggled with the demon and the demigod.
D)ïå
#ü ╢And╗ is a coordinating conjunction connecting demon and demigod,
#the two objects of the preposition ╢with╗.ïIn the other sentences,
#╖neither...nor╗ is a correlative conjunction relating the two subjects
#╖soup╗ and╖ pastry╗.ïIn the remaining sentence the correlative conjunc-
#tion ╖not only...but also╗ connects a predicate adjective and a preposi-
#tional phrase (╖fond of him╗) to another predicate adjective and the
#same prepositional phrase (╖proud of him╗).
Ç C
3.èWhich one of the following simple sentences contains a
correlative conjunction?
A)ïThe powerful but unreliable engine was often in the repair shop.
B)ïI am not happy with the input gathered from the GX and the WX
è computer chip.
C)ïEither the cat or the dog brought fleas into our bedroom.
D)ïå
#ü ╢Either...or╗ is the correlative conjunction connecting the sub-
#jects ╢cat╗ and ╢dog╗.ïIn another sentence ╖but╗ is a coordinating con-
#junction relating the two adjectives ╖powerful ╗and╖ unreliable╗.ïIn
#the remaining sentence, ╖and╗ is a coordinating conjunction relating the
#two kinds of chips, ╖the GX╗ and╖ the WX╗, both acting as adjectives mod
#ifying the noun ╖computer╗.
Ç C
4.èWhich one of the following simple sentences contains two
coordinating conjunctions?
A)ïThe noise heard from the bed collapsing was neither heard in the
è living room nor in the laundry room.
B)ïThe doves and the swallow were perched on top of the railing.
C)ïI saw both the baby and the mother in the playpen.
D)ïå
ü å of the sentences have two coordinating conjunctions.ïThe
#coordinating conjunction ╖and╗ is the only one found in ç three sen-
#tences; it connects the two subjects ╖doves╗ and ╖swallows╗.ïThe other
#sentences each contain a correlative conjunction.ï╖Neither...nor╗ re-
#lates the two adverb prepositional phrases ╖in the living room╗ and ╖in
#╖the laundry room╗, both modifying the main verb ╖hear╗.ïThe other cor-
#relative conjunction ╖both...and╗ relate the two direct objects ╖baby
#and ╖mother╗.
Ç D