Sentence Structure

Compound sentences and coordinating conjunctions

简介

从简单句往前一步，你将学习把独立分句连接成复合句（compound sentences）。这能让你的文章读起来更流畅、更有水平。

FANBOYS——for、and、nor、but、or、yet、so——这七个并列连词是组合想法的工具。每个都有特定的含义和正确的标点规则。

中文的句子连接相对灵活，有时候甚至不需要连接词。但英语对此要求更严格——两个独立分句之间必须有连接词或正确的标点。掌握复合句是写出和说出像母语者一样英语的重要一步。

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本章全部英语语法（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