coordinating conjunction and correlative conjunction

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Coordinating conjunctions may join single words, or they may join groups of words, but they must always join similar elements.
The seven coordinating conjunctions in English are:
FOR - is to introduce the reason for the preceding clause
AND - joins two similar ideas together
NOR - The conjunction nor is not extinct, but it is not used nearly as often as the other conjunctions. Its most common use is as the little brother in the correlative pair, neither-nor
BUT - joins two contrasting ideas together
OR - joins two alternative ideas
YET - is very similar to 'but' as it also joins two contrasting ideas together

SO - shows that the second idea is the result of the first

Combine the following sentences with a coordinating conjunction:

1)  She went to work.  She did not want to go.
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2)  Polar bears are fierce, territorial animals.  Grizzly bears are the same.
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3)  He loves to drive during the day.  They will not let him drive before 9pm.
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4)  My cat was hungry.  It had not eaten since breakfast.
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5)  A book can be a lot of fun to read.  A book can also be boring.
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CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

Some conjunctions combine with other words to form what are called correlative conjunctions. They always travel in pairs, joining various sentence elements that should be treated as grammatically equal. Here is a brief list of common correlative conjunctions:

both . . . and not only . . . but also not . . . but either . . . or neither . . . nor whether . . . or as . . . as

Combine the following sentences into one sentence using paired conjunctions (conjunctions that go together).  Choose from the following options:  both ... and; not only ... but also; either ... or; neither ... nor

1. We could fly. We could go by train.

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2. She will have to study hard. She will have to concentrate to do well on the exam.

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3. Jack is not here. Tom is in another city.

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4. The speaker will not confirm the story. The speaker will not deny the story.

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5. Pneumonia is a dangerous disease. Small pox is a dangerous illness.

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