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because of the rain, sarah asked if either richard or don had a raincoat. which of the following is the correlative conjunction in the sentence above? a. because/if b. if/or c. because/either d. either/or

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The correlative conjunction in the given sentence above is "either/or". The correct answer is option D. Correlative conjunctions are conjunctions that are used to connect balanced clauses words or phrases. These come in pairs which include the following: Neither/nor, Either/or, Both/and, and not only..but also. 
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The correct answer to this question is letter "d. either / or."

The sentence is
Because of the rain, sarah asked if either richard or don had a raincoat.

The correlative conjunction in the sentence above is either / or.
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