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Paired Conjunctions 1-Both .. and Ex Both and EX Both and 2 - Between ..And 3 - Either ..Or Ex Either or MR - Tariq Mersal Paired Conjunctions

1. The document discusses various types of paired conjunctions and how to use them correctly in sentences, including both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, as/as, and more. 2. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper structure and verb agreement for sentences using each type of paired conjunction. For instance, with neither/nor the verb agrees with the second subject, and if the sentence starts with neither both parts are inverted. 3. Special structures are also covered, such as not until for time expressions rather than when, the reason for cause rather than because, and inverted word order for sentences beginning with so or such.

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Paired Conjunctions 1-Both .. and Ex Both and EX Both and 2 - Between ..And 3 - Either ..Or Ex Either or MR - Tariq Mersal Paired Conjunctions

1. The document discusses various types of paired conjunctions and how to use them correctly in sentences, including both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, as/as, and more. 2. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper structure and verb agreement for sentences using each type of paired conjunction. For instance, with neither/nor the verb agrees with the second subject, and if the sentence starts with neither both parts are inverted. 3. Special structures are also covered, such as not until for time expressions rather than when, the reason for cause rather than because, and inverted word order for sentences beginning with so or such.

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PAIRED

CONJUNCTIONS
PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS
MR.TARIQ MERSAL
1- Both ….. and
Ex; Both Adam and Jack are going to the party
EX; Hitler conquered both France and Holland

2- Between ………..and
3- Either ……………..or
EX; Either Liza or Susan is going to see to the task

Imp; The verb agrees with the nearest


part ;that is ,it agrees with the second subject .
EX; We will spend the holiday in either France or Italy .
4- Neither ………..nor

IMP; Do not use a negative form with Neither as it


is already a negative form .
EX; I did not see neither Sally nor her sister .

If a sentence starts with NEITHER ,both parts of


the sentence are inverted ;that is, the verb is placed before
the subject .
EX; I did not study .I did not enjoy my time .
EX; Neither did I study nor did I enjoy my time .
5- Not only………….but also
EX; He not only passed the exam but also got a high score

IMP; If the sentence starts with Not only the


sentence is inverted and the subject pronoun is placed
between BUT and ALSO .
EX; Not only did he pass but he also got a high score .
IMP ; The verb agrees with the second subject .
EX; Not only my friends but also Adam was absent .
6- As …………………..As
She is as beautiful as her mother .
He is as old as I am .
7- Not so ……………..as
This is the negative form of AS……..AS
EX; He is not so lazy as he used to be .

8- Not so much………………as
EX; She is loved not so much for her beauty as for her kindness

9- The more………………The more


10- The more ……………………..The less
11 - The adjective+ er …………………..The adjective + er
EX; The more you work the more you gain
The more you practice the less efforts you exert
The sooner you finish the reports the better you feel.
12 – It was not until…………………………that ….( NOT WHEN)
It was not until she apologized that her father forgave her .
It was not until 1939 that the world realized the danger of
the Nazi
13- The reason…………………………………..that (not BECAUSE)
The reason I didn’t go to school was that I was ill.
15- Prefer…noun or v.+ing …………….to …noun or v.+ing
I prefer English to French
I prefer dying to marrying you .
16- Would rather …INF………Than …..INF
I would rather die than marry you .
15- No sooner ………….than
Hardly ……………………when
Scarcely…………………when = immediately after
Barely……………………when
EX; Immediately after his graduation ,he travelled abroad .
No sooner had he graduated than he travelled abroad .
Hardly had he left the house when the burglar broke into it .
16- Just as ………………………………….. so too…..
Just as love needs dedication ,so too friendship needs
openness .
Just as Britain occupied Egypt ,so too France occupied Syria.
17- Too……………………..to
She is too young to get married .
The car is too expensive to buy .
18- So Adjective that
Diana is so beautiful that she can work as a model .
So beautiful is Diana that she can work as a model .
19- Such Adjective + noun that
Diana is such a beautiful girl that she can work as a model .
Such a beautiful girl is Diana that she can work as a model .

If the sentence starts with SO or SUCH ,the verb is


inverted ;that is, the verb precedes the subject .

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