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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- #Philomena.ïIn ╖Your radio is not only outdated but also ugly, not
- #╖only╗ and ╖but also╗ connect the adjectives outdated and ugly.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
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