noun
- things that have a mutual relationship or connection with each other
- pairs of words or phrases that work together to connect ideas in a sentence
Usage: plural form
Usage: grammar; linguistics
Examples
- The teacher explained that supply and demand are economic correlatives.
- Rights and responsibilities are natural correlatives in any democratic society.
- Either/or and neither/nor are common correlatives in English grammar.
- The correlatives both/and help emphasize two related points.
- Students must learn to use correlatives like not only/but also correctly.
- The correlatives of cause and effect appear throughout the scientific method.