paired conjunctions involving either ...or, neither....nor, not only...but also

1. PAIRED
CONJUNCTIONS
Summit 1
Unit 5 Lesson 2

2.  Paired conjunctions connect two equal grammatical items.
EXAMPLES:
 I will either go for a hike or stay home and watch TV.
 Jerry is neither rich nor famous.
 He is not only intelligent, but also very funny.

3. EITHER …. OR
 Used to give two choices or options.
 Phillip will either start classes at the community college or join the
Navy this summer.
 You can have either fried rice or fried noodles.
 Either the accountant or his assistants are responsible for theft.
**If you connect two subjects with a correlative conjunction, the second
one must agree with the verb that follows.
 Every evening either the owl or the cats wake Samantha with their
racket.
 Every single evening either the cats or the owl wakes Samantha
with its racket.

4.  Complete the sentences with your ideas:
1. Either send her an email or __________________.
2. She’s not here. She’s either having lunch or
__________________.

5. NEITHER …. NOR
 Neither … nor has a negative meaning. It means not one (thing)
and not the other (thing).
Jack is not here. Tom is in another city.
 Neither Jack nor Tom is here.
 You can have neither fried rice nor fried noodles.
 Neither rice nor tobacco grows around here.
 The book was neither interesting nor informative.
 Neither my husband nor my children like vegetables.

6.  Combine the sentences with neither …. nor.
1. She isn’t tall. She isn’t short. ________________________
2. Vicky doesn’t look like her mother. She doesn’t look like her
father. _______________________________.
3. Copying isn’t allowed in exams. Talking with classmates is not
allowed in exams.
_____________________________________.

7. NOT ONLY …. BUT ALSO
 In its meaning, not only ….but also gives more information. It is
used to connect two similar ideas that add more information about
the first idea.
Structures Connected by Not Only But Also:
 Nouns
Not only John but also Peter came to the meeting.
 Adjectives
The movie’s not only funny, but also entertaining.

8. NOT ONLY …. BUT ALSO
 Clauses
Not only was it raining all day at the wedding but also the band
was late.
**Remember to invert the verb and the subject of the first clause
when using not only but also with CLAUSES.
Not only V + S , but also S + V

9. NOT ONLY …. BUT ALSO
 He is a professional footballer. He is a successful businessman.
Not only is he a professional footballer, but he’s also a successful
businessman.
**When there is no auxiliary verb or main verb be, we use do, does,
did:
 She forgot my birthday. She didn’t even apologize for forgetting it.
Not only did she forget my birthday, but also she didn’t even
apologize for forgetting it.
 She apologized. She sent a card, too.
Not only did she apologize, but also she sent a card.
Not only V + S , but also S + V

10. NOT ONLY …. BUT ALSO
 Matthew is going to Egypt for a month. He is traveling to Greece
for a few weeks.
Not only ______________, but also ______________________.
 She misses her grandma’s cooking and her bedtime stories as
well.
Not only ________________, but also ___________________.
Not only V + S , but also S + V