Question

Combine the following by using paired conjuction "not only ... but also ..." "both ... and ..." "either ... or ..." " neither ... nor ..."

1) Is that man's name Prabu? Or is it Perdana? It's one of the two. That man's name is ...

2) It was a very boring movie. It was very long too.
The movie ... (not only bot also)
The movie ... (both and )

3) The appartment isn't clean. And it isn't tidy.
The apparment ... (not only but also)
The appartment ... (neither nor)

4) She can siny. She can dance.
She ... (both and)
She ... (not only but also)

5) If you want to change your class schedule. You should talk to your teacher, or you should talk to your academic councelor.
If ... (either or)

6) Puja is intelligent. She is very creative.
Puja ... (both and)
Puja ... (not only but also)

7) You may begin working tomorrow or you may begin next week.
You ... (either or)

8) Mahadewa didn't tell his mother about the trouble he had gotten into. He didn't tell fathrr about the trouble he had gotten into.
Mahadewa ... (neither nor)

9) Succes in "pencak silat" requires ballance and skill. Succes in "pencak silat" requires concentration metal alertness.
Succes in "pencak silat" ... (not only but also)

10) Universities support medical research. Government agencies support medical research.
.... (not only but also)

Answer 1

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To combine the sentences using paired conjunctions (not only... but also, both... and..., neither ... nor..., either ... or ...), it is important to understand their usage and structures. In general, the paired conjunctions are used similarly to regular conjunctions, but with varying functions.

• Not only ... but also ... has a similar function to both ... and ..., and both are used to join two ideas in agreement.
• Neither ... nor ... is used when both sentences are in agreement negatively. The phrases/clauses are converted from the negative forms to positive forms after the conjunctions.
• either ... or ... is used when the two sentences discuss two possibilities or choices, but only onecan be chosen.

The following sentences are the answers to the questions:

1) Is that man's name Prabu? Or is it Perdana? It's one of the two. That man's name is either Prabu or Perdana.

2) It was a very boring movie. It was very long too.

The movie was not only very boring, but also very long.

The movie was both very boring and very long.

3) The apartment isn't clean. And it isn't tidy.

The apartment is not only unclean, but also untidy.

The appartment is neither clean nor tidy.

4) She can sing. She can dance.

She can both sing and dance.

She can not only sing, but also dance.

5) If you want to change your class schedule. You should talk to your teacher, or you should talk to your academic counselor.

If you want to change your class schedule, you should talk to either your teacher or your academic counselor.

6) Puja is intelligent. She is very creative.

Puja is both intelligent and very creative.

Puja is not only intelligent, but also very creative.

7) You may begin working tomorrow or you may begin next week.

You may begin working either tomorrow or next week.

8) Mahadewa didn't tell his mother about the trouble he had gotten into. He didn't tell his father about the trouble he had gotten into.

Mahadewa told neither his mother nor father about the trouble he had gotten into.

9) Success in "pencak silat" requires ballance and skill. Success in "pencak silat" requires concentration and mental alertness.

Success in "pencak silat" requires not only balance and skill, but also concentration and mental alertness.

10) Universities support medical research. Government agencies support medical research.

Not only universities, but also government agencies support medical research.

Additional Details

Class: XI / XII (SMA)

Subject: English

Material: Paired Conjunctions (not only...but also..., both...and..., neither...nor..., either...or...)

Keywords: paired conjunction not only but also both and neither nor either or