Sentence Structure

Compound sentences and coordinating conjunctions

Introducción

Más allá de las oraciones simples, aprenderás a unir cláusulas independientes en oraciones compuestas. Esto crea una prosa más fluida y sofisticada.

Las conjunciones FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) son tus herramientas para combinar ideas. Cada una tiene un significado específico y reglas de puntuación propias.

En español unimos cláusulas de forma muy similar, así que la lógica te resultará familiar. La diferencia está en los detalles de puntuación — en inglés, se usa coma antes de la conjunción en oraciones compuestas. Dominar esto es un paso importante para escribir y hablar como un usuario nativo del inglés.

Temas

Todos los Gramática inglesa en este capítulo (26)

• Compound Sentences Joining two independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions
• Complex Sentences Combining independent and dependent clauses
• so / such Intensifiers with different grammar patterns
• too / enough Expressing excess and sufficiency
• as...as Comparing equal qualities or quantities
• -ing vs -ed Adjectives Choosing between -ing and -ed adjective forms
• Modifying Comparatives Making comparisons stronger or weaker
• It seems/appears that... Expressing uncertainty or cautious observation
• Gerund as Subject Using -ing form as the subject of a sentence
• Verbs + Gerund Verbs followed by the -ing form
• Verbs + Infinitive Verbs followed by the to-infinitive
• stop/remember/try + Gerund or Infinitive Verbs with different meanings depending on gerund or infinitive
• Separable Phrasal Verbs Phrasal verbs where the object can go in the middle
• Inseparable Phrasal Verbs Phrasal verbs where object must follow the particle
• It-cleft Sentences (Basic) Emphasizing specific information
• the more...the more Parallel increase or decrease
• do/does/did for Emphasis Adding emphasis to affirmative statements
• Participle Clauses (Time) Reducing time clauses to participles
• It's time + past tense Expressing that something should happen now
• So do I / Neither do I Short responses agreeing with statements
• the same as / different from Expressing similarity and difference
• similar to / like Expressing resemblance
• It is...that (cleft sentence) Emphasizing a specific part of the sentence
• What...is (wh-cleft) Another way to emphasize information
• Adjective + preposition patterns Fixed prepositions after adjectives
• Verb + preposition patterns Fixed prepositions after verbs