The Paired conjuctions above can be used to combine two sentences which are parallel. To Combine the sentences using the paired conjuctions above, it is necessary to see the following rules :
A. BOTH...............AND,
B. NOT ONLY........BUT ALSO,
C. EITHER..........OR,
D. NEITHER.........NOR,
A. BOTH...............AND,
B. NOT ONLY........BUT ALSO,
C. EITHER..........OR,
D. NEITHER.........NOR,
1.Two
Subjects connected by BOTH_________AND take a plural verb.
examples :
a. Both Rosa and Her mother are
coming to visit us.
( Rosa dan ibunya akan datang
mengunjungi kami )
b. Both my sister and my brother can
play the guitar
( Baik saudara perempuan saya dan
saudara laki-laki saya bisa bermain gitar )
c. Both my girlfriend and my friends
are here in my birthday party ( keduanya/baik kekasih saya dan teman-teman saya
ada disini di pesta ulang tahunku )
d .Both Ron and Bob enjoy views of
kuta beach.
(Baik Ron dan Bob menikmati pemandangan pantai
kuta)
2. when subject are connected by only___________but also,
either___________or, neither__________nor, the subject that is closer to the
verb determines whether the vertb is singular
neither john,susi nor I have a good
studying habit ( baik john,susi, maupun saya tidak punya kebiasaan belajar yang
baik )
or plural.
examples :
A.NOT ONLY.........BUT ALSO
a. He not only read the book, but also remembered what he
had read.
( dia tidak hanya membaca buku, tetapi juga mengingat apa
yang sudah dia baca )
b. Not only did he buy her a
diamond ring, but he also bought her a gold watch
(dia tidak hanya membelikannya
sebuah cincin berlian, tetapi dia juga membelikannya sebuah jam)
c. He coached not only basketball
but also tennis.
( Dia tidak hanya pelatih basket
tetapi juga tennis )
B. EITHER...........OR
a. Either the students or the
teacher is going to go to the museum tomorrow
( baik murid-murid maupun guru akan
pergi ke museum besok )
b. Either my friends or my
mother sweeps the floor every morning.
(Teman-teman saya atau ibu saya
menyapu lantai itu setiap hari)
C. He wants to go either by train or by plane
( dia ingin pergi baik dengan kereta api atau dengan
pesawat )
C.NEITHER...........NOR
a. Neither john,susi nor I have a
good studying habit.
( baik john,susi, maupun saya tidak
punya kebiasaan belajar yang baik )
b. Yesterday, I neither slept
nor ate.
(kemarin saya tidak tidur, juga
tidak makan.)
c. She is neither beautiful nor
smart,but everyone likes her.
(Dia tidak canttik juga pintar, tapi
semua orang menyukainya)