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Correlative Conjunctions Worksheet

This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand and practice using correlative conjunctions in sentences.

Grade 8 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechConjunctionsCorrelative Conjunctions
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1.A

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Correlative Conjunctions Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using correlative conjunctions.

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together to connect two words, phrases, or clauses that are of equal importance in a sentence. Common correlative conjunctions include: both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, whether/or.

1. Which of the following is a pair of correlative conjunctions?

a

and/but

b

either/or

c

so/that

d

because/of

2. In the sentence, 'She is not only intelligent but also kind,' what is the correlative conjunction?

a

is not

b

not only/but also

c

intelligent/kind

d

she/is

Complete the sentences using the appropriate correlative conjunctions.

3. You can have   the cake   the ice cream.

4.   my brother   my sister are going to the concert.

5. He   plays the guitar   sings.

6. Write a sentence using the correlative conjunction pair 'neither/nor'.

7. Explain the purpose of correlative conjunctions in a sentence.