5. Types of coordination
Syndetic:
Slowly and stealthily, he crept towards his victim
Asyndetic:
Slowly, stealthily, he crept towards his victim
Polysyndetic:
The wind roared, and the lightning flashed, and the clouds raced across the sky
6. Characteristics of
coordination
Coordinators are placed before a member.
Coordinated members are sequentially fixed.
Coordinators can’t be preceded by another coordinator
Coordinators can link elements.
Coordinators can link clauses and phrases.
7. The uses of “AND”
1. Sequence
2. Consequence
3. Contrast
4. Concession
5. Condition
6. Similarity
7. Addition
8. Explanation
and (then)
and (therefore)
and (in contrast)
and (yet)
and (then)
and (similarly)
and (also)
- and …
8. The uses of “OR”
EXCLUSIVE:
It excludes the possibility that the content of both clauses are true
You can sleep on the couch or you can go to a hotel
INCLUSIVE:
We can add a 3rd clause to include both options
You can boil an egg, or you can make a sandwich, or you can do both.
CORRECTIVE:
The 2nd member is a restatement or a corrective of the 1st.
They are enjoying themselves or they appear to be.
NEGATIVE CONDITION:
Switch the radio or we’ll miss the news
9. The uses of “BUT”
The content of the 2nd element is unexpected
John is poor, but he is happy
The 2nd element expresses in positive terms what the
negation in the 1st element conveys
Jane did not waste her time before the exam, but studied hard every evening.
