Clausal Coordination 1.3Syntactic features of Coordinators Clause coordinators: restricted to clause-initial position Coordinated clauses: sequentially fixed Coordinators: preceded by a
E_English Grammar Course Chapter VIII Coordination, Ellipsis, & Apposition Issues Coordination + Phrasal + Clausal Ellipsis + Ellipsis in coordinated clauses Apposition + Non-restrictive + Restrictive 1/1 1.1 Coordination Coordination = the combination of two or more equal units, namely, phrases or clauses E.g.: My friend and I went there together We went there and returned immediately I told him this, but he didn't believe me See more in 9.7 - 9.8 2/1 1.1 Coordination Coordination = can be referred to by some grammarians as syndetic (with the presence of coordinators) and asyndetic (with the absence of coordinators) E.g.: Slowly and stealthily, he crept towards his victim (syndetic) Slowly, stealthily, he crept towards his victim (asyndetic) 3/1 1.1 Coordination Coordination Phrasal = coordination of phrase of equal status Clausal = coordination of clause of equal status 4/1 1.2 Phrasal Coordination Coordination Phrasal See more in 9.31 - 9.43 • including: + coordinated NPs (in different syntactic functions) Clausal E.g.: Peter and Tom were here She is afraid of snakes and cockroaches Old and young men were invited He has secretaries from Ireland and auditors from France here These and those chairs are wooden 5/1 1.2 Phrasal Coordination Coordination Phrasal Clausal • including: + coordinated Adverbial phrases (with dependent clauses) E.g.: You can wash it manually or by using a machine They can call this week or whenever they wish I want to know by whom and for whom it was ordered 6/1 1.2 Phrasal Coordination Coordination Phrasal Clausal • including: + coordinated Adjective phrases E.g.: She is young and beautiful His clear and forceful delivery impressed the audience These jewels were very cheap and gaudy 7/1 1.2 Phrasal Coordination Coordination Phrasal Clausal • including: + coordinated Prepositional phrases E.g.: The attacks in June and in July failed He climbed up the wall and over the wall John complained to Mary and to Peter 8/1 1.2 Phrasal Coordination Coordination Phrasal Clausal • including: + coordination of identical items E.g.: He felt more and more bored They talked on and on and on There are teachers and teachers ...Issues Coordination + Phrasal + Clausal Ellipsis + Ellipsis in coordinated clauses Apposition + Non-restrictive + Restrictive 1/1 1.1 Coordination Coordination = the combination... (asyndetic) 3/1 1.1 Coordination Coordination Phrasal = coordination of phrase of equal status Clausal = coordination of clause of equal status 4/1 1.2 Phrasal Coordination Coordination Phrasal... and returned immediately I told him this, but he didn''t believe me See more in 9.7 - 9.8 2/1 1.1 Coordination Coordination = can be referred to by some grammarians as syndetic (with the presence