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Hikari Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Functions of the conjunction (and) ?

0Could someone please help me identify the functions of the conjunction 01b01u00and02u02b00 in these sentences please?02br
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00-There may be black ingratitude in the thing, 01u01b00and(1)02b02u00 the punishment may be retributive 01u01b00and(2)02b02u00 well deserved.02br
00-But, Joe had sanctified it, 01u01b00and(3)02b02u00 I had believed in it.02br
00-I had believed in the forge as the glowing road to manhood 01b01u00and(4)02u02b00 independence02br
00-Now, it was all coarse 01b01u00and(5)02u02b00 common, 01b01u00and(6)02u02b00 I would not have had Miss Havisham 01b01u00and(7)02u02b00 Estella see it on any account.02br
00-I should at last roll up my shirt-sleeves 01b01u00and(8)02u02b00 go into the forge, Joe's 'prentice, I should be distinguished 01b01u00and(9)02u02b00 happy.02br
00-I only felt that I was dusty with the dust of small coal, 01b01u00and(10)02u02b00 that I had a weight upon my daily02br
00-I have felt for a time as if a thick curtain had fallen on all its interest 01b01u00and(11)02u02b00 romance, to shut me out from anything02br
00-Never has that curtain dropped so heavy 01b01u00and(12)02u02b00 blank02br
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00Any help is greatly appreciated!02br
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00Thank You!0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00A conjunction basically joins clauses and words. Is there some more detailed kind of analysis you are looking for? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00A conjunction basically joins clauses and words.
  • Is there some more detailed kind of analysis you are looking for?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00A conjunction basically joins clauses and words. Is there some more detailed kind of analysis you are looking for? Can you offer an example of such an analysis?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi Clive02br
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00Thank You for taking the time to help out!02br
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00I know that the conjunction (and) function is as simple as that but, I am afraid my essay question needs more analysis and I don't have any examples of such; here's the question in more details I guess?02br
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00"Examine the uses and functions/meanings of the c
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0Hi,02br
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00Hmm.02br
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00How many words? What level are you working at? High-school? University? I assume this is part of a course - on what? English language? Grammar? Linguistics?02br
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00Clive0-
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0It's00 00English grammar in context (E303) an Open University course 05002br
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00They asked us to write about 1500-2000 words but since it was really hard to do that, I wrote about the conjunctions in general, anyways my essay is now around 850 words so I would really like to make that into 1500 words and to actually answer the essay question.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00Well, I think you have a good approach thought out to this, as outlined in your last post.02br
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00Do you also want to look at the different kinds of grammar that can involve 'and', eg the 'structures' it can join (adjectives, nouns, main clauses, subordinate clauses, etc.)? 02br
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00And perhaps the ways 'and' can
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0Hi Clive02br
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00Sorry for bothering you with this question, and thank you for taking the time to check it out so far!02br
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00I would really appreciate if you could point out to me if the above 6 points apply to any of the (and)s in the first post sentences, that is what the essay is all about after all, do you know if you could figure out the use
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01font00I've tried, but this kind of analysis is very subjective. Decide what you think, as you are the one who has to do the explaining.02font02br
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01font00Clive02font02br
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0 Clive,02br
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00Thank You So Much!0-
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