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Conjunctions
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12.4
Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are couplets of conjunctions that correlate two
clauses of a sentence, i.e. each clause begins with a conjunction that forms
a sense pair with the other. They can be classified as follows:
1 Those that act as co-ordinating conjunctions in both parts of the
sentence (see 12.4.1).
2 Those that act as adverbial conjunctions in both parts of the sentence
(see 12.4.2).
3 A few that don’t fit into either group 1 or 2 (see 12.4.3).
12.4.1
Co-ordinating correlative conjunctions
In the following cases the finite verb in each part of the sentence follows
the subject (i.e. there is no inversion of subject and verb) and thus the
conjunctions are behaving as co-ordinating conjunctions:
(of ) . . . of either . . . or (see also ofwel,
12.1.1.3)
hetzij . . . hetzij/of (form.) either . . . or
(noch) . . . noch 1 neither . . . nor
zowel . . . als (ook) 2 both . . . and
(en) . . . en both . . . and (less common)
niet alleen . . . (maar) ook not only . . . but also
(Óf) je doet het goed, óf je doet het helemaal niet.
Either you do it well or you don’t do it at all.
Het verslag van de commissie bereikt de tweede kamer
hetzij aanstaande dinsdag hetzij/of dinsdag over een week.
The lower house will receive the committee’s report either next
Tuesday or Tuesday week.
Zowel de leraar als de leerling hebben het boek gelezen.
Both the teacher and the pupil (have) read the book.
Hij is (én) voorzitter van de voetbalclub én van de
tennisclub.
He is president of both the football club and the tennis club.