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L.5.1.e

Use correlative conjunctions (either/or, neither/nor)

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Either goes with or, and neither goes with nor. The verb agrees with the doer nearer to it: Neither the boys nor the girl is singing.

  1. Example 1Choose the word that completes the pair.

    ____ the owl nor the birds are building the nests. eitherneitherboth

    Neither the owl nor the birds are building the nests.

1 / 10 C46Choose the word that completes the pair.

Either the bakers ____ Grandpa bakes bread. andnoror

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L.5.1.e · Either/or, neither/nor

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Example · Choose the word that completes the pair.____ the owl nor the birds are building the nests. (either / neither / both)Neither the owl nor the birds are building the nests.
Example · Join the two sentences into one with neither and nor. Check the verb.The goat is not eating the hay. The sheep are not eating the hay.Neither the goat nor the sheep are eating the hay.
Example · Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.Either the baker or the chef are slicing the bread.Either the baker or the chef is slicing the bread.
  1. Choose the word that completes the pair.Either the bakers ____ Grandpa bakes bread. (and / nor / or)
  2. Choose the word that completes the pair.Neither Grandpa ____ the gardener is digging any holes. (and / or / nor)
  3. Choose the word that completes the pair.Neither the guest ____ the friend is bringing the present. (nor / or / and)
  4. Choose the right word.Either the driver or the worker ____ the car carefully. (fixes / fix)
  5. Choose the right word.Either the worker or the painters ____ the fences. (paints / paint)
  6. Choose the right word.Either the rabbits or the fox ____ digging the holes. (are / is)
  7. Join the two sentences into one with neither and nor. Check the verb.The seal is not chasing the fish. The dolphins are not chasing the fish.
  8. Join the two sentences into one with neither and nor. Check the verb.The teachers were not closing the windows. Dad was not closing the windows.
  9. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.Either the child or Grandpa blow bubbles.
  10. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.Either the chef or the baker fry the egg.
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L.5.1.e · Either/or, neither/nor · answer key

Joined sentences are models: another way that says each thing once is right too.

  1. or
  2. nor
  3. nor
  4. fixes

    The subject is either the driver or the worker: just one, so the verb is fixes.

  5. paint

    The subject is either the worker or the painters: more than one, so the verb is paint.

  6. is

    The subject is either the rabbits or the fox: just one, so the verb is is.

  7. Neither the seal nor the dolphins are chasing the fish.
  8. Neither the teachers nor Dad was closing the windows.
  9. Either the child or Grandpa blows bubbles.

    The subject is either the child or Grandpa: just one, so the verb is blows.

  10. Either the chef or the baker fries the egg.

    The subject is either the chef or the baker: just one, so the verb is fries.

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