Conjunctions

Learning objectives: active learn and practice saying two things connected with special words.

Do you like to play games with friends? Great! Today we will learn about special words that work together, like teammates, to connect things in our sentences!

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words used to connect words, phrases, or clauses with similar grammatical roles. They work together to create balanced and parallel structures in sentences.

Teacher: I hope I didn't see you looking at Peter's paper.

Student: I hope you didn't either.

▶ 1 Use "too" and "so" to avoid repetition in affirmative sentences.

▶ 2 Use "either" and "neither" to avoid repetition in negative sentences.

▶ 3 Use “either ... or” to express alternatives.

▶ 4 Use "neither ... nor" to express negative alternatives.

▶ 5 Use "both ... and" to combine two.

So, too, neither, either PP

▶ So, too

I'm crazy about Italian food.

I can eat really spicy food.

I like Japanese food a lot.

▶ either, neither

I'm not in the mood for Indian food.

I can't stand fast food.

I don't like salty food.

Agree

So am I. I am, too.

So can I. I can, too.

So do I. I do, too.

Neither am I. I'm not either.

Neither can I. I can't either.

Neither do I. I don't either.

Disagree

Oh, I'm not.

Really? I can't.

Oh, I don't like it very much.

Really? I am.

Oh, I love it!

Oh, I like it a lot.

Correlative conjunctions PP

3 ▶either … or

“Either” is used with “or” to express alternatives.

We can either go to the park or stay home and watch TV series.

4 ▶neither … nor

“Neither” is used with “nor” to express negative alternatives.

He neither called nor came to visit me. (He didn't call, and didn't visit me.)

5 ▶both … and

“Both” is used with “and” to combine two words, phrases, or clauses.

He had both the time and the patience to be a good parent.

Also and too change to either in negative sentences.

I want to come too.

I don’t want to come either.

They also want this book.

They don’t want this book either.

A Change the following sentences from affirmative to negative.

1. Mary likes to study with our group too.

Mary doesn’t like to study with our group either.

2. John also likes to play tennis.
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3. They also want to move to the suburbs.
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4. He will also come.
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5. He eats in that restaurant too.
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6. We can also play baseball.
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7. He also likes American food.
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8. She is able to hear him too.
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9. They like to listen to the radio too.
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10. Mr. Johnson is also an Englishman.
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11. She can also play this game.
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12. This book was also expensive.

B Change the following sentences from negative to affirmative.

1. He doesn’t know her well either.

He also knows her well.

2. She doesn’t like to watch television either.
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3. Helen cannot swim well either.
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4. She wasn’t able to speak to him either.
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5. They don’t want to live in the suburbs either.
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6. She won’t be back before noon either.
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7. He doesn’t come to school by bus either.
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8. She isn’t a studious person either.
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Also Too Either PPUBLISHED

Also Too Either PPUBLISHED.pptx

Neither as a determiner

Neither allows us to make a negative statement about two people or things at the same time. Neither goes before singular countable nouns. We use it to say ‘not either’ in relation to two things. Neither can be pronounced /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ or /ˈni:ðə(r)/.

Neither parent came to meet the teacher. (The mother didn’t come and the father didn’t come.)

Neither dress fitted her. (There were two dresses and not one of them fitted her.)

We use neither of before pronouns and plural countable nouns which have a determiner (my, his, the) before them:

Neither of us went to the concert.

Neither of the birthday cards was suitable.

Practice

Exercise also too either

Exercise either neither

Exercise so too either neither

Exercise S45 either … or, neither … nor, both … and

Exercise Verb phrase with neither

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