College English Grammar 6
合集下载
相关主题
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
OK?”
• I waited for your permission patiently, now it finally comes. • ✓I waited for your permission patiently and now it finally comes.
In addition, as coordinating conjunctions join two groups of words, they are essentially placed in the middle of a sentence, rarely as openers.
• The directors wanted to win recognition for their work.
• The directors wanted to receive recognition for their work.
• The directors wanted both to win and to receive recognition for their work.
Be careful of the words then and now; neither is a coordinating conjunction, so don’t use them to join two clauses or sentences.
• He sat down next to me, then said slowly, “Kid, are you OK?” • ✓He sat down next to me and then said slowly, “Kid, are you
Coordinating conjunctions join words or groups of words that have equal grammatical importance in a sentence. Basically, there are only seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, nor, for and yet. • Newspapers provide their readers with a lot of important facts. • Newspapers provide their readers with a lot of important statistics. • Newspapers provide their readers with a lot of important facts and statistics. • He sent the journalist two more faxes. • He received no reply. • He sent the journalist two more faxes, but received no reply.
• Heavy rain would wash away the soil.
• Heavy rain would cause serious floods as well.
• Heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but also cause serious floods as well.
College English Grammar:
Grammar and Writing
By Zhu Xiangjun
Unit 6
Modifiers：Conjunctions
• Grammar: Conjunctions • Writing:
Correcting: Antecedent Problems Rewriting: How to combine into compound sentences
both … and
either … or neither … nor
not only … but (also) whether … or if … then
no sooner … than hardly … when scarcely … when
would rather … than so … as
3. Subordinating conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions join two clauses, or thoughts, in
such a way as to make one grammatically dependent on the other. The two parts are of different importance. The more important one is always a main clause. The other is a subordinate clause.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join single words or groups of words. They can be subdivided into coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. 1. Coordinating conjunctions
• For it is rainy, he is carrying an umbrella. • ✓He is carrying an umbrella, for it is rainy.
2. Correlative conjБайду номын сангаасnctions
Correlative conjunctions always work in pairs to join balanced words, phrases and clauses.
• I waited for your permission patiently, now it finally comes. • ✓I waited for your permission patiently and now it finally comes.
In addition, as coordinating conjunctions join two groups of words, they are essentially placed in the middle of a sentence, rarely as openers.
• The directors wanted to win recognition for their work.
• The directors wanted to receive recognition for their work.
• The directors wanted both to win and to receive recognition for their work.
Be careful of the words then and now; neither is a coordinating conjunction, so don’t use them to join two clauses or sentences.
• He sat down next to me, then said slowly, “Kid, are you OK?” • ✓He sat down next to me and then said slowly, “Kid, are you
Coordinating conjunctions join words or groups of words that have equal grammatical importance in a sentence. Basically, there are only seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, nor, for and yet. • Newspapers provide their readers with a lot of important facts. • Newspapers provide their readers with a lot of important statistics. • Newspapers provide their readers with a lot of important facts and statistics. • He sent the journalist two more faxes. • He received no reply. • He sent the journalist two more faxes, but received no reply.
• Heavy rain would wash away the soil.
• Heavy rain would cause serious floods as well.
• Heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but also cause serious floods as well.
College English Grammar:
Grammar and Writing
By Zhu Xiangjun
Unit 6
Modifiers：Conjunctions
• Grammar: Conjunctions • Writing:
Correcting: Antecedent Problems Rewriting: How to combine into compound sentences
both … and
either … or neither … nor
not only … but (also) whether … or if … then
no sooner … than hardly … when scarcely … when
would rather … than so … as
3. Subordinating conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions join two clauses, or thoughts, in
such a way as to make one grammatically dependent on the other. The two parts are of different importance. The more important one is always a main clause. The other is a subordinate clause.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join single words or groups of words. They can be subdivided into coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. 1. Coordinating conjunctions
• For it is rainy, he is carrying an umbrella. • ✓He is carrying an umbrella, for it is rainy.
2. Correlative conjБайду номын сангаасnctions
Correlative conjunctions always work in pairs to join balanced words, phrases and clauses.