Correlative Conjunctions Exercises

Some conjunctions are used in paired sentences, they are called Correlative Conjunctions or Correlatives.

Following are some important Correlative Conjunctions Exercises.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #1

Both…..and

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  1. She loves………pizza……….ice cream.
  2. The book is………….informative………….interesting.
  3. ……………money………….respect are necessary for human life.
  4. We…………..love……………respect our parents.
  5. They……………love…………….care for each other.

Answers

  1. She loves both pizza and ice cream.
  2. The book is both informative and interesting.
  3. Both money and respect are necessary for human life.
  4. We both love and respect our parents.
  5. They both love and care for each other.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #2

Either……..or

  1. You can………….choose a blue shirt……………..a pink shirt for the party.
  2. ……………..my brother…………….. I will go to the market today.
  3. The man is………………..a saint……………….a clevis.
  4. Come………………today……………..tomorrow.
  5. You can……………..buy the house now………………..wait until the price goes down.

Answers

  1. You can either choose a blue shirt or a pink shirt for the party.
  2. Either my brother or I will go to the market today.
  3. The man is either a saint or a clevis.
  4. Come either today or tomorrow.
  5. You can either buy the house now or wait until the price goes down.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #3

Neither……..nor

  1. The shirt is………………pink……………….white.
  2. ……………..John…………..his father was present.
  3. …………….John……………Lisa likes spicy food.
  4. Alisha is…………beautiful…………….hardworking.
  5. He owns……………a car………………a bike.

Answers

  1. The shirt is neither pink nor white.
  2. Neither John nor his father was present.
  3. Neither John nor Lisa likes spicy food.
  4. Alisha is neither beautiful nor hardworking.
  5. He owns neither a car nor a bike.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #4

Though…..yet

  1. …………….it was raining heavily, …………….he managed to reach the office in time.
  2. ………………….he is not rich, ……………..he is honest.
  3. ………………he is old, ……………….he is strong.
  4. ……………….Virat Kohli is mainly a batsman, ………………..he can bowl well.

Answers

  1. Though it was raining heavily, yet he managed to reach the office in time.
  2. Though he is not rich, yet he is honest.
  3. Though he is old, yet he is strong.
  4. Though Virat Kohli is mainly a batsman, yet he can bowl well.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #5

Whether……or

  1. I don’t know………………. I should take the bus……………….the train.
  2. I do not know ………………Peter is guilty…………not.
  3. You should do it………….. your parents like it…………….not.
  4. I do not know …………….Monika loves me…………………. not.

Answers

  1. I don’t know whether I should take the bus or the train.
  2. I do not know whether Peter is guilty or not.
  3. You should do it whether your parents like it or not.
  4. I do not know whether Monika loves me or not.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #6

Not only…..but (or, but also)

  1. Lisa is……………a musician………………….a skilled writer.
  2. Peter is……………..a bad boy……………….a pickpocketer.
  3. ………………. I, ………………all other citizens love their country.
  4. She…………………..speaks English fluently…………….understands French very well.
  5. Diana, Princess of Wales was………………..beautiful………………. accomplished.

Answers

  1. Lisa is not only a musician but also a skilled writer.
  2. Peter is not only a bad boy but (or, but also) a pickpocketer.
  3. Not only I, but all other citizens love their country.
  4. She not only speaks English fluently but also understands French very well.
  5. Diana, Princess of Wales was not only beautiful but also accomplished.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #7

The same……as

  1. Her car is……………. model……………mine.
  2. He ordered……………….dish…………..mine, at the restaurant.
  3. This is ……………….pen………….I lost the other day.
  4. Your pet is of …………………kind……………. mine.

Answers

  1. Her car is the same model as mine.
  2. He ordered the same dish as mine, at the restaurant.
  3. This is the same pen as I lost the other day.
  4. Your pet is of the same kind as mine.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #8

Other…..than, Else……than (or, but)

  1. I have no……………………friend……………….you.
  2. I have………….skirts………………this.
  3. He will take no………………..shirts……………these.
  4. He has no choice…………….apologises for the mistakes.
  5. She had no option…………….to accept the marketing job offer.

Answers

  1. I have no other friend than you.
  2. I have other skirts than this.
  3. He will take no other shirts than these.
  4. He has no choice else but apologises for the mistakes.
  5. She had no option else than to accept the marketing job offer.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #9

Rather….than

  1. I would………..stay home……………..go out to the party tonight.
  2. He would…………die of starvation…………….beg.
  3. We had (or, would) ……………….die……………..ever tell a lie.
  4. Peter would……………….resign…………………..act against his conscience.

Answers

 

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  1. I would rather stay home than go out to the party tonight.
  2. He would rather die of starvation than beg.
  3. We had (or, would) rather die than ever tell a lie.
  4. Peter would rather resign than act against his conscience.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #10

So……as

  1. She is not……………tall……………..her sister.
  2. The movie was not……………..good…………..I thought it to be.
  3. John was……………kind……………….to invite me to his house.

Answers

  1. She is not so tall as her sister.
  2. The movie was not so good as I thought it to be.
  3. John was so kind as to invite me to his house.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #11

Such……as

  1. Alisha is not………..a fool………….he seems to be.
  2. Rupankar is not……………a clever boy……………you take him to be.

Answers

  1. Alisha is not such a fool as he seems to be.
  2. Rupankar is not such a clever boy as you take him to be.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #12

So……that, Such……that

  1. The music was………………loud………………I can not concentrate on my studies.
  2. He is…………….weak………………..he cannot walk.
  3. She is……………intelligent…………….she got a job offer at the age of 23
  4. The movie was………………scary………………I had nightmares for 2 days.
  5. The traffic was………….. a mess……………..we were stuck on the road.
  6. The movie was………………a box office hit…………………it broke all records.

Answers

  1. The music was so loud that I can not concentrate on my studies.
  2. He is so weak that he cannot walk.
  3. She is so intelligent that she got a job offer at the age of 23
  4. The movie was so scary that I had nightmares for 2 days.
  5. The traffic was such a mess that we were stuck on the road.
  6. The movie was such a box office hit that it broke all records.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #13

As……so

  1. ………….you sow, ……………shall you reap.
  2. ………………..he is a doctor……………….he gives good advice.

Answers

  1. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. As he is a doctor so he gives good advice.

Correlative Conjunctions Exercises #14

No sooner…..than, Hardly…..before or when, Scarcely…..when

  1. ………………..the concert began…………………..the light went off.
  2. ……………….had I started…………………it began to rain.
  3. …………………had they reached the station……………………the train left.
  4. …………………..did Jim see me………………….he ran away.
  5. ………………….had I started my homework……………….my friend came.
  6. …………….had he entered the room……………….he was struck on his head.
  7. …………………..had I stepped outside………………….. I realised I had forgotten my wallet.

Answers

  1. No sooner the concert began than the light went off.
  2. No sooner had I started than it began to rain.
  3. No sooner had they reached the station than the train left.
  4. No sooner did Jim see me than he ran away.
  5. Hardly had I started my homework when my friend came.
  6. Hardly had he entered the room when he was struck on his head.
  7. Scarcely had I stepped outside when I realised I had forgotten my wallet.

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