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Grade 5 Reading & Writing · World 5: Sentence Shipyard · Level 39
Correlative Conjunctions
Pair either/or, neither/nor, both/and, not only/but also.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 39
- Some conjunctions work in pairs, like two oars on a boat. They're called correlative conjunctions.
- Either goes with or, and neither goes with nor. Neither the captain nor the crew saw the rock.
- Both goes with and. Not only goes with but also.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.L.GC.1.46 — Grammar: Use correlative conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses. (Introduce)