Spiral Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions

What does a correlative conjunction do?

• connects words or groups of words

• describes a noun

• indicates a dependent clause

• turns a verb into an adverb

Answer explanation

A correlative conjunction connects words or groups of words.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

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What is being connected by correlative conjunctions in this sentence?

No ballgame is complete without both peanuts and cracker jacks.

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• prepositional phrases

Answer explanation

Correlative conjunctions connect nouns in this sentence. The correct choice is 'nouns'.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is being connected by correlative conjunctions in this sentence?

With the money I earned washing cars, I can go either to the concert or to the movies.

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• prepositional phrases

Answer explanation

The correlative conjunctions 'either...or' connect prepositional phrases in the sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Fill in the blank with a correlative conjunction:

If you study, ____ you will probably do well on your quiz

Answer explanation

If you study, then you will probably do well on your quiz. The correlative conjunction 'then' is used to show the result or consequence of the action in the first clause.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of these pairs is a set of correlative conjunctions?
(Choose all that apply.)

• either/or

• neither/nor

• hot/cold

• so/that

Answer explanation

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words that connect similar elements in a sentence. The correct pairs of correlative conjunctions in this question are 'either/or', 'neither/nor', and 'so/that'.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which set of correlative conjunctions would fit best in this sentence?

The dress my mom wanted me to wear was _______ comfortable ___ fashionable.

• rather/than

• if/then

• either/or

• neither/nor

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'neither/nor' because it shows that the dress is not comfortable and not fashionable.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The relative pronoun WHICH is used for...

• people

• animals or things

• group of people, animals, or things

Answer explanation

The relative pronoun WHICH is used for animals or things. It refers to a specific animal or thing previously mentioned or understood.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

The actor, _____ movies I enjoy, has a new film coming out this summer.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'whose' because it is used to show possession and refers to the actor whose movies I enjoy.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

What correlative conjunction is used in the sentence below?

Some dinosaurs were as small as turkeys!

• some/were

• were/as

• as/as

Answer explanation

The correlative conjunction 'as/as' is used in the sentence to compare the size of dinosaurs to turkeys.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Write a sentence that uses a correlative conjunction pair and includes the item in the picture.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E