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CONJUNCTIONS: Correlative Conjunctions | Cause and Effect | A Choice or Alternative | Contrast | Addition |
CONJUNCTIONS → A Choice or Alternative
You use the conjunction or to link words, phrases or clauses that present a choice or alternative.
E.g.
• Would you like to have dinner now or later?
• I’ll contact you by phone or email.
The pairs either … or and neither … nor are used to lend greater emphasis to the alternatives.
E.g.
• Neither the boys nor Sally believes her story.
• Either Meiling
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CONJUNCTIONS: Correlative Conjunctions | Cause and Effect | A Choice or Alternative | Contrast | Addition |