Correlative conjunctions Practice 6 STUDENT’S NAME: Melissa Fernanda Flores Lopez _______________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________