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en:grammar:conjunctions_and_connectors:paired_conjunctions [2017/02/15 10:18] – [Examples] kimen:grammar:conjunctions_and_connectors:paired_conjunctions [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-=====Either...or===== +
-<html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Note that </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">when<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> either</SPAN> is not at the beginning of a sentence or clause, we can omit it:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>It's available in (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">either</SPAN>) red <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> blue. <SPAN style="COLOR: #00b050"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>We can have the meeting (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">either</SPAN>) tomorrow <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> Friday.</SPAN></B></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P></html> +
-=====Not only...but also ===== +
-<html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Note that</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We can separate <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but </SPAN>and <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">also</SPAN> - they don't have to be together in the sentence: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">She's <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not only </SPAN>creative <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but also</SPAN> good at solving problems.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Or</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">She's not only creative <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but</SPAN> she's <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">also</SPAN> good at solving problems.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We often invert the <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not only </SPAN>clause: </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Not only </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">is she creative <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but</SPAN> she's <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">also</SPAN> good at solving problems.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We can use 'too' or 'as well' instead of <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">also</SPAN>. These are placed at the end of a sentence:</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">She's <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not only </SPAN>creative <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but</SPAN> good at solving problems <U>too</U>/<U>as well</U>.</SPAN></B></P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P></html> +
-=====Whether...or ===== +
-<html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">'Whether' has a similar meaning to 'if' and can sometimes be used as an alternative to 'if' when we talk about <U>two</U> possibilities:</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">I'm wondering if/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN> we should tell him (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> not).</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">It depends if/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether </SPAN>he'll be unhappy about it (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> not).<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #00b050"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">I don't know if/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN> recruiting more staff is a good idea <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> not.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">He can't remember if/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN> Aur</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">élie <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> Olivier is in charge of the account.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Whether </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">is preferred to 'if':</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">a)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">before an infinitive:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">I don't know <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN> <U>to do</U> this now <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> later. <IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 15px; WIDTH: 14px" alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=111></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">I don't know if to do this now or later. <IMG id=40 style="HEIGHT: 14px; WIDTH: 19px" alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=149></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Have you decided <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether or</SPAN> not <U>to apply</U> for the job?&nbsp; <IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 15px; WIDTH: 14px" alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=111></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Have you decided if to apply for this job? <IMG id=40 style="HEIGHT: 14px; WIDTH: 19px" alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=149></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">b)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">after prepositions such as 'about' or expressions with a similar meaning: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">There was a lot of disagreement <U>about</U> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN> we should re-locate <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> not. <SPAN style="COLOR: red"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">It was <U>a question of</U> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN> (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or </SPAN>not) to choose the cheapest contractor.<SPAN style="COLOR: #ffc000"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">c)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">at the beginning of a sentence:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Whether</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> we eat in <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> go to a restaurant doesn't matter to me - you can choose.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">d)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">directly before 'or not':</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Have you decided <U><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether or</SPAN> not</U> you're coming with us?</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Have you decided <U>if/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">whether</SPAN></U> you're coming with us <U><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> not</U>?</SPAN></B></P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P></html>+