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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

A,B,and C

I know that A,B,and C is a correct way of writing English like a good, great and nice thing and then I was wondering if I can apply this rule to sentences like (A)I like English, (B)want to speak it, and(C) want to master it.

or when I write English sentences, I should use conjunctions like I like English and I want to speak it and I want to master it?

When there are three sentences, can I apply A,B,and C rule to them or not?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

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Hans51 When there are three sentences, can I apply A,B,and C rule to them or not? Generally, yes: the conjunction precedes only the last item of a list, whether that list be of words, phrases or clauses.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hans51 When there are three sentences, can I apply A,B,and C rule to them or not?
  • Generally, yes: the conjunction precedes only the last item of a list, whether that list be of words, phrases or clauses.
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Hans51When there are three sentences, can I apply A,B,and C rule to them or not?
Generally, yes: the conjunction precedes only the last item of a list, whether that list be of words, phrases or clauses.
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Thank you so much and then what if the subjects are different like this?

I want to go, she wants to stay, and he wants to go.

If the each subject is different, A,B,,and C rule is applied or conjunctions must be put in front of each clause like

I want to go, and she wants to stay, and he wants to go.

What do you think? Thank you
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Hans51I want to go, she wants to stay, and he wants to go.
That's fine structurally—and you can do it with 4 or 5 people, too. But of course the style is poor, since two are doing the same thing ('He and I want to go, and she wants to stay.')
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