Correlative Conjunctions

Conjunctions that work in pairs ​

You use ​both words in different parts of the sentence

Either/or

• ​We are either going to McDonald's or Pizza Hut for dinner tonight.

Neither/nor

• ​Neither Beth nor her sister are very tall.

​Both/and

• ​I am going to both Arkansas and Texas this summer.

Not only/but also

• When Miss Hucke won the talent show, she received not only a trop​hy, but also $50.

Whether/o​r

• I don't care whether you read on Epic or StorylineOnline.

​No sooner/than

• No sooner had I sat down than there was a knock at the door.

If/then

• If we pick up after ourselves, then the classroom will be clean.