Or We can go to either Greece or Spain for our holiday.

Example of paired conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions and correlative conjunctions on the other hand connect words and phrases that carry equal weight in the sentence. This correlative conjunction pair is used to emphasise the true facts in a given sentence. I can have either soup or broth.

Sometimes though its just a personal preference. She is unsure about whether she should stay in New York or move to California. Now that you have understood correlative conjunctions you are closer to mastering conjunctions.

Either breakfast nor lunch is included in the price. Not only did Jerry bake a cake but he also prepared a pie. Conjunctions are used as single words or in pairs.

The parts of the sentence that follow the conjunction must be grammatically equal. These examples are either or neither nor and not only but also. Each clause is balanced with word order and structure.

Jerry not only baked a cake but he also prepared a pie. You either want to buy something or go home. This movie is particularly interesting to feminist film theorists for the screenplay was written by Mae West.

Here the first conjunction in the pair sits before a verb likes but the second sits before a noun cakes. But also inverts the verb after not only but use standard conjugation after but also. Both English and Welsh are spoken in Wales.