Determine whether the underlined conjunctions in the following sentence are coordinating or correlative by choosing the letters A (coordinating) or B (correlative).
Each of the twelve Federal Reserve district banks is also authorized to dispose of unusable currency, whether it be old, soiled, or worn.
A
Residents of Los Angeles can either drop by the district bank or request a delivery.
A
The underlined conjunctions in the sentence are coordinating conjunctions.
To determine whether the underlined conjunctions in the sentence are coordinating or correlative, let's first identify the conjunctions:
"whether it be old, soiled, or worn"
Now let's differentiate between coordinating and correlative conjunctions:
A coordinating conjunction joins two or more grammatically equal elements, such as words, phrases, or clauses. Examples of coordinating conjunctions are "and," "but," and "or."
A correlative conjunction also joins two or more grammatically equal elements, but it does so in pairs. Common examples are "either...or," "neither...nor," "both...and," and "not only...but also."
In the given sentence, the conjunction "whether" is used to introduce a clause that presents three alternatives: "old," "soiled," or "worn."
Since "whether" is not paired with another conjunction like "either," "neither," "both," or "not only," we can conclude that the underlined conjunction in the sentence is a coordinating conjunction.
Therefore, the answer is A (coordinating).