conjunctional Phrase

** Conjunctional Phrase:

• Not only he but also his brother helped me.
• Biva as well as Eva has come.
• No sooner had we reached home than it began to rain.
• He talks as if / as though he were mad.

>Some more examples:

• The president as well as the secretary has come.
• You are no less fit for the job than he.
• Study hard or/otherwise you will fail in the exam.
• He behaved rudely with me; however, I love him.
• He did not study hard; nevertheless he passed the exam.
• He is an honest man; on the contrary, his son has become a thief.
• He is a very honest man while/whereas his son is very dishonest.
• Use the machine, only take care that you do not break it.

>As a result, therefore, for, consequently…

• He has stressed for three days; As a result, he has  become weak.
• He has stressed for three days; therefore, he has  become weak.
• He has stressed for three days; consequently, he has  become weak.

# Correlative Conjunction:

• Both Biva and Eva have passed the exam.
• Both rugby and football are popular in France.
• Not only Biva but also Eva has passed the exam.
• Not only is he a professional footballer, but he’s also a successful businessman.
• There are not two but three Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
• In sport, what counts is not the winning but the taking part.
• This man is either dead or my watch has stopped.
• We can go to either Greece or Spain for our holiday.
• It’s my final offer – you can either take it or leave it.
• Neither Biva nor Eva has/have passed the exam.
• Neither Norway nor Switzerland is in the European Union.
• Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. (Abraham Lincoln)
• Whether you love them or hate them, you have to admit that the Rolling Stones are very popular.
• I’m totally confused – I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.
• no sooner . . . than
  No sooner had I finished watering the garden than it started raining
• As……….as…..………..Subject-verb agreement Watch out! The verb which follows two subjects joined by a correlative conjunction must agree with the second subject, NOT the first:

• Either my brother or my mum look looks after our cat when we’re away on holiday.
• Either my brother or my parents looks look after our cat when we’re away on holiday.
• Neither the manager nor his assistant are is here today.
• Neither the manager nor his assistants is are here today.