Correlative conjunctions Practice 6
STUDENT’S NAME: Melissa Fernanda Flores Lopez
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Directions: Choose the pair of correlative conjunctions that best completes each sentence.
1. Meditation __________ improve focus _____________enhances memory.
a) as…as
b) not only…..but also
2. _____________Mia_____________Max would drive the car.
a) so…that
b) either…..or
3. Jack was _____________quick___________Jill in solving the puzzle.
a) as…as
b) neither…..nor
4. _______________Ethan __________Evan was invited to the wedding.
a) neither…..nor
b) no sooner…..than
5. That was _________________an inspirational speech ______________everyone
listened in pin-drop-silence.
a) so…that
b) either…..or
6. ____________had in thought of my mom_____________she rang me.
a) Though…yet
b) scarcely…when
7. The bus will leave on time ___________we reach ________________not.
a) neither…..nor
b) whether….or
8. The animal shelters are _______________safe______________secure.
c) either…..or
d) both…..and
Directions: Fill in the blanks using correlative conjunctions. Use each pair only once.
neithernor
either-or
as - as
not only-but
also
whetheror
both-and
not-but
whether
or
1. He has to decide _________________to
go to college ____________get
a job.
Neither
nor
2. _________________my
teacher___________________my
principal has met my
mom.
not only
3. We found _________________shells
________________pebbles
at the beach.
But also
and
both
4. She has ___________________talent
___________________a
solid work ethic.
as
5. I have to _____________________clean
my room _____________________do
as
the
dishes.
either
or
6. She is ________________________upset__________________________not
happy.
ADVANCED LEVEL
Directions: Fill in the blanks using correlative conjunctions. Use each pair only once.
hardlyeither-or
when
not only-but also
so-that
whether-or
as-so
neitherboth-and
nor
rather-than
Not only
But also
1. _____________the
Earth revolves around the Sun, ________does
the Moon around
the Earth.
so
that
2. The street was ____________crowded
_____________I
could barely walk.
when
Hardly
3. ______________had
Tom finished eating lunch ______________the
bell rang.
neither
4. Before entering politics, President Donald Trump was ____________a
businessman
___________a
TV star.
not
or
5. ________________it
rains __________not,
we will play baseball today.
Either
whether
or
6. Emmet would _______________be
absent ______________late
at work.
rather
than
7. I ________________go
for a walk ______________spend
time with my dad in the
evening.
as
as
8. Jasper is _________________rude
__________________repulsive.
and
both
9. Rosalie is outstanding ____________________in
academics ______________in
sports.
STUDENT’S NAME: Melissa Fernanda Flores Lopez
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