Applying Pronoun Agreement with Correlative Conjunctions

A correlative conjunction always travels in pairs, and joins statements that are equal.

 

The two children ate both pizza and hamburgers.

 

The correlative conjunction pair in the above sentence is “both/and” because it pulls together “pizza” and “hamburgers.” In this sentence, the pizza and the hamburgers are equal.

 

If you connect two antecedents (a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word refers) using a correlative conjunction, the second one must agree with the pronoun. Always make sure of antecedent-pronoun agreement when you use correlative conjunction.

 

Both Lauren and her sisters showed their happiness about going to Disney World.