Correlative Conjunctions

Both … And

(Used to connect two words and phrases)
Compound Subjects

1. Both Jean and Jose are students in Pat's ESL class.
2. At the end of the class, both the students and Pat leave.

3. Both Verb Tenses and Reported Speech are easy for them.
4. In Union County College both the cafeteria and the bookstore are on the first floor.

Compound Verbs

5. Students in Level 6 both study and practice in the computer lab.

6. Pat both teaches ESL and serves as Faculty Advisor to the UCC Tennis Club.

Not Only … But Also

 (Used to connect words, phrases, and sentences)

Words
1. Not only Pat but also Liz teaches Level 6.
(Not only Pat and Liz but also Ellen TEACHES Level 6.)
(Not only Liz but also Ellen and Pat TEACH Level 6.)
2. Students in Level 6 study not only grammar but also reading.

3. Students at UCC not only register but also pay before classes start.

Phrases
1. Not only instructors teaching at UCC but also staff members working at the college have to have a parking pass.

2. Public Safety employees at the college not only have to wear a uniform but also have to work on weekends.

Sentences
1. Not only does Pat teach Level 6, but also Liz teaches Level 6.
(Not only does Pat teach Level 6, but Liz also teaches Level 6.)
2. Last semester not only did students in Level 6 have the opportunity to study Psychology, but also they could study Business.
(Last semester not only did students in Level 6 have the opportunity to study Psychology, but they also could study Business.
3. Not only have Public Safety employees at the college worn blue uniforms,  but also they have worn white ones.
(Not only have Public Safety employees at the college worn blue uniforms,  but they also have worn white ones.)

 
Either...or
(Used to connect words, phrases, and sentences)
Words
1. Either Pat or Liz will teach Level 6 next semester.
(Either students or faculty buys lunch in the cafeteria.)
(Either faculty or students buy lunch in the cafeteria.)
2. Students in Level 6 can study either writing or reading.

Phrases

1. Students at UCC can pay either with cash or with credit card.
(Students at UCC can pay  with either cash or credit card.
(Incorrect: Students at UCC either can pay with cash or with credit card.)
(Incorrect: Students at UCC can pay with either cash or with credit card.)
2. Public Safety employees at the college have to wear either a blue uniform or a white uniform.
(Public Safety employees at the college have to wear either a blue or a white uniform.
(Incorrect: Public Safety employees at the college have to either wear a blue uniform or a white uniform.)

Sentences
1. Either students at UCC can pay  with cash, or they can pay with a credit card.
2. Either Public Safety employees at the college have to wear a blue uniform, or they have to wear a white uniform.
3. Either we will have our final the last day of classes, or we will have it later depending on the schedule.

Neither …Nor

(Used with words and phrases and both must be negative) 

1. The man sitting in the corner with Noe is neither American nor Spanish.

2. Neither my friend nor my relatives have ever been to China.

 (Neither my relatives nor my friend has ever been to China.)

3. The people in the restaurant are drinking neither coffee nor tea.
4. The people in the restaurant are neither drinking nor eating in the restaurant.
(Incorrect: The people in the restaurant neither are drinking nor eating in the restaurant.