Hello grammarians! This powerpoint presentation will present the most popular correlative conjunctions as well as the most common mistakes committed by the English speakers and writers.

2. 3
Coordinating
Correlative
Subordinating
1
2

3. Contrast
 Neither…nor
Alternative
Either…or
Addition
Not only…but
also
Both…andComparison
 As…as
Condition
Whether…or

4. work together
one sentence element to another

7. Vice Ganda took the
Ice Bucket
Challenge.
Kris Aquino took the
Ice Bucket Challenge.

8. Both Vice Ganda and Kris
Aquino took the Ice Bucket
Challenge.

10. 2

11. In the picture, the
cute dogs are happy.
In the picture, the
cute dogs are excited.
In the picture, the cute dogs
are either happy or excited.
In the picture, the cute dogs
are whether happy or excited.

13. Boring
Self-centered

14. A good teacher is not
boring.
A good teacher is not
self-centered.
A good teacher is neither boring
nor self-centered.

16. English is an
interesting subject
English offers various
opportunities in the
world.

17. English is an
interesting subject
English offers various
opportunities in the
world.
Not only is English an interesting subject
but it also offers various opportunities in
the world.

18. As…as

19. MMSU UP
As…as

20. As…as
MMSU is
prestigious.
UP is
prestigious.
MMSU is as prestigious as UP.

21. Verb Agreement
Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement
1
2

22. 1 Verb Agreement
Singular = Singular
Plural = Plural
Singular & Plural = nearest the verb

23. Either Jollibee or McDonalds is the
number one fast food chain for kids.
Either Jollibee or McDonalds are the
number one fast food chain for kids.
Singular = Singular

24. Plural = Plural
Neither chocolate cakes nor vanilla
ice creams are the food diabetics
want to eat.

25. Singular & Plural = nearest the verb
Either Marren or
the CTEians are
not ready to ride
on this vehicle.
Either Marren or
the CTEians is
not ready to ride
on this vehicle.

26. 2
Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement
Closer antecedent  Pronoun

27. Closer antecedent  Pronoun
Either Marren or
Jesper got her 1.0
grade in One Minute
Free Talk.
Either Marren or
Jesper got his 1.0
grade in One Minute
Free Talk.

28.  Correlative Conjunctions. (n.d.). Microsoft Student
2007 [DVD]. Microsoft Corporation
 No author. (n.d.). Correlative Conjuncions.
Retrieved from
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-
speech/conjunctions/correlative-conjunctions.html

29.  Simmons, R. L. (2014). The Correlative Conjunction.
Retrieved from
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/correlativeco
njunction.htm
 Kate. (2006, Jan. 26). English Grammar: “Correlative
Conjunctions”. Retrieved from
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grammar-learn-english-with-aba/english-
grammar-correlative-conjunctions/