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Jennifertran Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Compound sentences and complex sentences

You experts here please help me with compound and complex sentences for I can't recognize the difference between them. Especially, when I use the coordinators (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) and subordinators (because, though, ...), there is something unclear. For example, 'for' equals 'because'. So why is 'for' used compound sentences and why is 'because' used in complex sentences. So you guys please help explain this to me.

Thank you so much in advance.

  

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Your confusion lies with the traditional word categories (parts of speech), which have been proved to be wrong. In modern grammar, "for" is not a coordinator, and "because" is not a subordinator. The coordinators are "and", "but", "or" and "nor".

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  • Your confusion lies with the traditional word categories (parts of speech), which have been proved to be wrong.
  • In modern grammar, "for" is not a coordinator, and "because" is not a subordinator.
  • The coordinators are "and", "but", "or" and "nor".
  • The subordinators are "that", "for", "to", "whether" and "if".
  • The subordinator "for" is used in to -infinitival clauses that contain a subject, and the prepositions "because" and "for" introduce adjuncts (adverbials) of reason: For them to dismiss you like that was completely unfair .
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Your confusion lies with the traditional word categories (parts of speech), which have been proved to be wrong.

In modern grammar, "for" is not a coordinator, and "because" is not a subordinator.

The coordinators are "and", "but", "or" and "nor". The subordinators are "that", "for", "to", "whether" and "if".

The subordinator "for" is used in to-infinitival clauses that

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jennifertranplease help me with compound and complex sentences for I can't recognize the difference between them. Especially, when I use the coordinators (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) and subordinators (because, though, ...), there is something unclear. For example, 'for' equals 'because'. So why is 'for' used compound sentences and why is 'because' used in complex se
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