DOUBLE

CONJUNCTIONS
 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.

BOTH …. AND
 Used to refer to two things, people or options.

 I will have both the sandwich and the cake.

 Both Anali and Yenire have straight hair.
 Both the dog and the cat are sleeping.

**When connecting two subjects with the conjuctions BOTH…AND, the

verb is always plural.
 Complete the sentences with your ideas:

1. Both __________ and ___________ look beautiful.

2. I can speak both ______________ and _____________.
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.
 Complete the sentences with your ideas:

1. Either send her an email or __________________.

2. She’s not here. She’s either having lunch or __________________.
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.
 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. _____________________________________.
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.
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

NOT ONLY …. BUT ALSO
Not only V + S , but also S + V

 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 …. BUT ALSO
Not only V + S , but also S + V

 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 ___________________.