Spot the Error!
Neither the boys nor Sam returned their trays.
Spot the error!
Neither the boys nor Sam returned his tray.
Alfred enjoys watching movies.
However, Alfred enjoys reading books even more.
A: Alfred prefers ______________________________
____________________________________________
A: Alfred prefers watching movies to reading books.
Come up with to your own sentence!
rather...than
We can go to the shopping mall later.
We can also go to the movie theatre later.
Answer: We can either go to the shopping mall or movie theatre later.
Spot the error!
We can either go to the shopping mall or go to the movie theatre later.
Either the mouse or the cats will be fed ______ lunch later.
Hint: its or their?
Either the mouse or the cats will be fed their lunch later.
What does the correlative connector 'Not only' go with?
Come up with your own sentence!
Not only...but also
No sooner had I left the room when my dog started barking.
Spot the error!
No sooner had I left the room than my dog started barking.
My phone rang.
A: No sooner _________________________________
____________________________________________
A: No sooner had I got up from my seat than my phone rang.
What does the correlative connector 'Scarcely had' go with?
Come up with your own sentence!
Scarcely had...when
Not only did I finish the hamburger, I also finished the can of coke.
Spot the error!
Not only did I finish the hamburger but I also finished the can of coke.
Jane can also wear the pink dress to the party later.
A: ____________________________ either ____________________________________________
A: Jane can either wear the yellow dress or wear the pink dress to the party later.
OR
A: Jane can wear either the yellow dress or the pink dress to the party later.
What does the correlative connector 'No sooner' go with?
Come up with your own sentence!
No sooner...than
Scarcely had I went to the washroom when the phone rang.
Spot the error!
Scarcely had I gone to the washroom when the phone rang.
(go, went, had gone)
Mother thinks that the book is expensive.
Mother also thinks that the book is informative.
A: ________ not only _________________________
___________________________________________
A: Mother not only thinks that the book is expensive but she also thinks that the book is informative.
OR
A: Mother thinks that the book is not only expensive but also informative.
What is a parallel structure?
In a parallel structure, the clauses that come after the correlative connectors must be in the same grammatical structure.