Coordinate Clause

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** Coordinating Clause:

( Independent clauses+Independent Clause)

  • Coordinating conjunctions are the ones that spring to mind when people think about conjunctions. They include:

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>Coordinating Clause are used to join individual words, phrases, and independent clauses.

  • He has stressed for three days; for (as a result) he has  become weak.
  • History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.
  • I like tea and coffee.
  • A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely
    fatal.
  • I could neither laugh nor cry. [Correlative]
  • Ram likes tea but Anthony likes coffee.
  • We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
  • She was not only smart but also beautiful. [Correlative]
  • The finance manager or his new deputy from Holland will notify you when the report is ready to send.
  • This man is either dead or my watch has stopped.[Correlative]
  • He is rich, yet/but/still he is unhappy.
  • She is kind so she helps people.
  • I want to work as an interpreter in the future, so I am studying Russian at university.

>Some more examples:

  • The president as well as the secretary has come.
  • You are no less fit for the job than he.
  • Study hard or/otherwise you will fail in the exam.
  • He behaved rudely with me; however, I love him.
  • He did not study hard; nevertheless he passed the exam.
  • He is an honest man; on the contrary, his son has become a thief.
  • He is a very honest man while/whereas his son is very dishonest.
  • Use the machine, only take care that you do not break it.

>As a result, therefore, for, consequently…

  • He has stressed for three days; As a result, he has  become weak.
  • He has stressed for three days; therefore, he has  become weak.
  • He has stressed for three days; consequently, he has  become weak.

# Correlative Clause:

  • Both Biva and Eva have passed the exam.
  • Both rugby and football are popular in France.
  • Not only Biva but also Eva has passed the exam.
  • Not only is he a professional footballer, but he’s also a successful businessman.
  • There are not two but three Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
  • In sport, what counts is not the winning but the taking part.
  • This man is either dead or my watch has stopped.
  • We can go to either Greece or Spain for our holiday.
  • It’s my final offer – you can either take it or leave it.
  • Neither Biva nor Eva has/have passed the exam.
  • Neither Norway nor Switzerland is in the European Union.
  • Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. (Abraham Lincoln)
  • Whether you love them or hate them, you have to admit that the Rolling Stones are very popular.
  • I’m totally confused – I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.
  • no sooner . . . than
    No sooner had I finished watering the garden than it started raining
  • As……….as…..………..Subject-verb agreementWatch out! The verb which follows two subjects joined by a correlative conjunction must agree with the second subject, NOT the first:
  • Either my brother or my mum look looks after our cat when we’re away on holiday.
  • Either my brother or my parents looks look after our cat when we’re away on holiday.
  • Neither the manager nor his assistant are is here today.
  • Neither the manager nor his assistants is are here today.

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