Hey all, quick question. Is the use of also/but in the sentence below acting as correlative conjunctions?
The consumption of grapes also declined, but much less significantly.
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No. Examples of correlative coordination might be He invited both his father and his uncle. I can come on either Monday or on Thursday.
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No.
Examples of correlative coordination might be
He invited both his father and his uncle.
I can come on either Monday or on Thursday.
In each of these examples, correlative coordination is marked by the first underlined word, which forms a pair with the second: "both+and" / "either+or".