▪️either . . . or
●Ex : We can go to either Greece or Spain for our holiday.
●Ex : It’s my final offer – you can either take it or leave it.
▪️both . . . and
●Ex : Both rugby and football are popular in France.
●Ex : Both English and Welsh are spoken in Wales.
▪️not only . . . but also
●Ex : Not only is he a professional footballer, but he’s also a successful businessman.
▪️not . . . but
●Ex : There are not two but three Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
●Ex : In sport, what counts is not the winning but the taking part.
▪️neither . . . nor
●Ex : Neither Norway nor Switzerland is in the European Union.
●Ex :Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. (Abraham Lincoln)
▪️whether . . . or
●Ex : Whether you love them or hate them, you have to admit that the Rolling Stones are very popular.
●Ex : I’m totally confused – I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.
▪️no sooner . . . than
●Ex : No sooner had I finished watering the garden than it started raining.
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