6.2.3 Paired Conjunction หรือ Correlative Conjunction
คือคำสันธานแบบคำคู่ที่ใช้เชื่อมระหว่างประโยคย่อยอิสระใน compound sentence ได้แก่ both … and (ทั้ง ... และ ...), not only … but also (ไม่เพียงแต่ ... เท่านั้น แต่ยัง ... อีกด้วย), either … or (ไม่...ก็...), neither … nor (ไม่ทั้ง ... และไม่ทั้ง ...)
I enjoy singing. I enjoy dancing.
I enjoy both singing and dancing.
Rice is grown in our country. Wheat is grown in our country.
Both rice and wheat are grown in our country.
Susan looked to the right before crossing the street.
Susan looked to the left before crossing the street.
Susan looked both to the right and to the left before crossing the street.
Man needs food. Man needs shelter.
Man needs not only food but also shelter.
The teacher objected to the change in the curriculum.
The students objected to the change in the curriculum.
Not only the teacher but also the students objected to the change in the curriculum.
Frank returned the money. Frank paid the interest.
Frank not only returned the money but also paid the interest.
You can go. You can stay.
You can either go or stay.
You can have your party at my house. You can have your party at your parents’ house.
You can have your party at either my house or your parents’.
You must make the first payment by November 2. You can explain the delay on Form 233A.
You must either make the first payment by November 2 or explain the delay on Form 233A.
He doesn’t speak loudly. He doesn’t speak clearly.
He speaks neither loudly nor clearly.
We don’t have food until the end of the week.
We don’t have money until the end of the week.
We have neither food nor money until the end of the week.
Tomatoes are not good for this season. Beans are not good for this season.
Neither tomatoes nor beans are good this season. (ขอให้สังเกตว่าเมื่อใช้ neither … nor
เชื่อมประธานสองตัว คำกริยาจะใช้สอดคล้องกับประธานที่อยู่ใกล้คำกริยามากที่สุด ในที่นี้ใช้ are สอดคล้องกับ beans)
My sister isn’t here. My parents aren’t here.
Neither my sister nor my parents are here. (ขอให้สังเกตว่าเมื่อใช้ neither … nor
เชื่อมประธานสองตัว คำกริยาจะใช้สอดคล้องกับประธานที่อยู่ใกล้คำกริยามากที่สุด ในที่นี้ใช้ are สอดคล้องกับ my parents)
Henry wasn’t there. George wasn’t there.
Neither Henry nor George was there.
The news did not distress him. The news did not delight him.
The news neither distressed nor delighted him.
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