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Flashcard 1: Find and correct the correlative conjunction error: "Either Mia or Sam are presenting."
Answer: Correct: "Either Mia or Sam is presenting.". With either/or, verb agrees with the closer subject (Sam = singular).
Flashcard 2: Find and correct the parallel structure error: "Not only did he study, but also he practiced."
Answer: Correct: "Not only did he study, but he also practiced.". Proper word order places 'also' after 'but' in this construction.
Flashcard 3: Find and correct the parallel structure error: "Both singing and to dance are fun."
Answer: Correct: "Both singing and dancing are fun.". Both gerunds (-ing forms) maintain parallel structure.
Flashcard 4: Choose the correct pair to complete the sentence: "She is kind helpful."
Answer: not only/but also. Not only/but also adds emphasis to both qualities.
Flashcard 5: Choose the correct pair to complete the sentence: " the book the movie was exciting."
Answer: both/and. Both/and shows two things share the same quality.
Flashcard 6: Choose the correct pair to complete the sentence: " the lights the microphone worked."
Answer: neither/nor. Neither/nor shows both things didn't happen.
Flashcard 7: Choose the correct pair to complete the sentence: " rain snow will stop the parade."
Answer: either/or. Either/or shows one of two things will happen.
Flashcard 8: Find and correct the correlative conjunction error: "Neither the coach nor the players was ready."
Answer: Correct: "Neither the coach nor the players were ready.". With neither/nor, verb agrees with the closer subject (players = plural).
Flashcard 9: Find and correct the error: “Neither the book or the movie was exciting.”
Answer: Correct: “Neither the book nor the movie was exciting.”. Neither must pair with nor, not or, for proper negation.
Flashcard 10: Find and correct the error: “Both the teacher or the principal spoke.”
Answer: Correct: “Both the teacher and the principal spoke.”. Both requires and, not or, to include multiple subjects.
Flashcard 11: Choose the best completion using parallel structure: “Not only did I clean, but also .”
Answer: I organized. Maintains parallel structure with past tense verbs.
Flashcard 12: Find and correct the error: “Either you can call me nor you can email me.”
Answer: Correct: “Either you can call me or you can email me.”. Either pairs with or, not nor, to show alternatives.
Flashcard 13: Choose the words that correctly complete the pair: “Not only was the test hard, it was long.”
Answer: but also. Not only pairs with but also to add emphasis.
Flashcard 14: Choose the words that correctly complete the pair: “Both the coach the players agreed.”
Answer: and. Both must pair with and to include multiple subjects.
Flashcard 15: Choose the words that correctly complete the pair: “Either you apologize you lose the privilege.”
Answer: or. Either must pair with or to show alternative consequences.
Flashcard 16: Choose the words that correctly complete the pair: “Neither rain snow stopped us.”
Answer: nor. Neither must pair with nor to exclude both weather conditions.
Flashcard 17: Identify the correlative conjunctions in this sentence: “Not only did she read, but also she wrote.”
Answer: not only/but also. The pair emphasizes two actions she performed.
Flashcard 18: Identify the correlative conjunctions in this sentence: “Either we leave now or we miss the bus.”
Answer: either/or. The pair presents two alternative outcomes about timing.
Flashcard 19: Identify the correlative conjunctions in this sentence: “Neither the cat nor the dog barked.”
Answer: neither/nor. The pair excludes both animals from the action of barking.
Flashcard 20: Identify the correlative conjunctions in this sentence: “Both Maya and Luis studied.”
Answer: both/and. The pair connects the two subjects Maya and Luis equally.