English Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions (NEITHER & NOR, EITHER & OR, BOTH & AND...)
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- Neither & nor, either & or, both & and, not only & but. These are "correlative conjunctions". You've probably learned to memorize these pairs, but I'm going to teach you to UNDERSTAND when and how to use them. Instead of focusing heavily on grammar rules, join me and we'll talk about the situations where these correlative conjunctions are used in English. You'll learn how these pairs can be used to express choice, surprise, inclusion, or negation. It may sound difficult, but trust me, you'll understand it in no time.
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Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo. Ex my... "Neither you nor your hairy-ass friend can come to my party!" E! That's so rude. Hi. James from engVid. Today's lesson is going to be on correlative conjunctions, or let's say conjunctive pairs to make it simple. Mr. E made a statement where he said two things using two words to bring two statements together, two related ideas and brought them together. In this case: "you" and "your hairy-ass friend". I want to go to the board and I want to explain the correlative conjunctions to you, because I know conjunctions you've heard of, but this will be a little twist that can add to your English to make it more advanced. Are you ready? Let's go to the board.
All right, so E talked about correlative conjunctions, and what I want to do is just go over conjunctions basically to you. Okay? So, conjunctions like: "for", "so", "because", "and", and "or" are easy. You know, they're everyday words. You say them regularly. "My friend and I", "You", or "Him", or "Her". Right? And we use these to join words, clauses, and phrases together. Right? "The people I saw and my best friends were happy." Okay? So, a correlative conjunction is the same kind of thing as, like, your joining statements, but they're of... Sorry. "Of", not "or". Of related information. And when they come together... When I say pairs, it's like imagine a boy and a girl together and they're a happy couple, they work together. Okay? So, "either", "or" is one of the first examples. You've seen "either". Right? Or you've seen "or", but what I want to talk about is "either", "or". In "either", "or" it gives you a choice. "Either you pay me the money now or I break your legs." You have a choice; whether you like that choice or not, it's a choice.
The second one is also... Is: "not only", "but also". It's about surprise. In the first case we're saying: "Not only was she happy"-there was a surprise-"but she also got married", there's even more surprise. So, in this correlative pair we talk about the idea of surprise. You put this plus this, there's a surprise, plus more surprise.
In our third case we talk about negation. That's what I was talking about, Mr. E here said: "Not you, nor your friend". A lot of students have a problem with "neither", "nor" or "neither", "nor". By the way, they're the same thing. You'll hear people say: "Neither this" or "nor". My idea on that or my take on that is this: A lot of educated people will say: "Neither", and it's more British. And Americans tend to say: "Neither" more. Is there really a grammatical difference? Not at all, but just keep that in mind that if you hear someone say: "Neither" they probably have gone to university, a little bit more educated, and "neither" is just more commonplace. It's not better, it's not worse, it's just a preference in style. Okay? But when you say "neither"... "Neither", "nor", it means not this and not that. It's not a choice. People confuse "either", "or" because you have a choice. This means: This is not true and that's not true, so both are not true anymore. Cool? Keep that in mind. It makes everything negative.
And finally: "both", "and" is inclusive or including. You know: "Both my brother and my father love baseball." So I'm taking two, right? "Both", my brother, I am saying there are two parts, and the secondary part is included with the first part, so it's an including. Cool? Now, we've got the basic lesson down. We're going to go to the board, of course you know I'm going to give you a bit of a quiz. I hope you understand. I'll go over it quickly for you once again just in case. "Either", "or" is choice; "not only", "but also" is surprise and it's two surprises, the first case is a surprise, the second one is even more of a surprise; "neither", "nor" is negation, meaning no, x, nothing, no; and "both", "and" is included, so you're including this with that, both she and he were happy. Right? Cool? All right, so once again we're going to do our magic board. Got to do a little bit of a quiz, and I'll give you a little bit extra on conjunctions in just a second. [Snaps]
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Can we pls use "" both"" for more than two thing included ?
Two things*
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Is it correct that you use "were" in neither sentence? Help me :)
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Please can you tell me what come after nither nor the verb in present
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Conjunctions like for, so because, and or are easy everyday words used to join words, clauses and phrases together.
Correlative conjunctions join statements of related information.
either or (choice)
not only but also(surprise)
neither nor( negation)
both and (including)
conjunction pairs
neither you nor you hairy-assed friend can come to my party.
Conjunction examples
1.They told me to either buy the shoes or put them back.(choice)
2. Not only did it smell, but it also tasted funny.(surprise)
3. The dog either ate nor slept that night(negation)
4. Mr E. was both funny and modest about his adventures.(including)
1, quizzes
a.___2__ inclusion
b.___4__ choice
c.___3__ negation
d.___1__ surprise
1. Not only was it of great quality, but it was also cheap.
2. Both the man and his dog were stupid.
3. neither the woman nor the man were happy with the answer.
4. Either you watch the program or we turn off the television.
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1.neither he nor she___ came today
2.intelligence and hard work_____required to get good marks
3.neither james nor victior ______in italy now
4.his baggage __ very heavy
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In example no 3, willit not be 'was' insteadof 'were'???
Neither the woman nor tha man were.......
Woman n man, both are singular, so how can it be 'were'?
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But what about when you give an answer to another negative statement? For example, when they say "She doesn't like the cake". We say "Nor do I" or "Neither do I"? Which is grammatically correct? Why?
could we say "Not only has it great quality ..." instead of "Not only was it of great quality ..."
it is confusing for me using "of" with "be" verb. could you please explain in a future video. thanks for great videos.
Somehow I saw these a lot of time but I am kinda curious. Is Correlative Conjunction always follows with Coordinate Conjunction? (But of course between them is a Noun or a Verb.)
I tried to use it =)
Either I'll go to Disneyland in California or in Paris.
Neither I'll get there by car nor by train.
Not only will I take my son with me but also my parents.
I want to do both seeing the city and going for shopping.
From point of subject verb agreement,
- Neither the woman nor the man "were" happy with the answer. - is wrong.
I think for the right one the verb "verb" should be replaced with "was" and the sentence should be revised as below:
Neither the woman nor the man "was" happy with the answer.
In Cambridge we can see "neither... nor" must use singular if the closest noun to verb is singular. So, here in the example we can see "neither man nor his wife WERE".
Is it okay when master uses informal speech or it is a mistake?
In the second example you used a comma after smell, but in the first excersice you didn't. Both have subject and verb right? So what's the difference here?
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Not only he forgot about my birthday but also he left for another country on New Year's Eve.
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Sorry,but shouldn't "neither...nor" construction be followed by WAS in your example?
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In your example.were happy or was happy😀😀?
In "Neither the man nor the woman were happy with this answer" , Is subject and verb agreement correct ?
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I think the sentence "neither the woman nor the man were happy " it is wrong because we use the verb in a singular form with neither
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I will not drink tea. I will not drink coffee.
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Can you explain why do you use DID smell but not smelled ?
Can we say: Both my sister and my brother aren’t at home?
Not only did it smell, but it also tasted funny ( surprise )
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Can we say "Not only it smelt" instead of "Not only did it smell"?