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Tommyensr Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
"and"
Hi teachers,
I was taught to use "and" when I needed to connect a serious of things. I don't understand the following sentences.
Why is "and" not used in these sentences?
(1)You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting.
(2) Some were calling for parents, others for children or spouses.
I was taught to use "and" when I needed to connect a serious of things. I don't understand the following sentences.
Why is "and" not used in these sentences?
(1)You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting.
(2) Some were calling for parents, others for children or spouses.
Top answer
It's a matter of style. Adding "and" in (1) makes the "men shouting" less immediate, or not as connected to the other elements in the sequence. That is, you could hear all three happening at the same time.
- It's a matter of style.
- Adding "and" in (1) makes the "men shouting" less immediate, or not as connected to the other elements in the sequence.
- That is, you could hear all three happening at the same time.
- (1)You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting.
- The same sense of immediacy holds in (2).
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It's a matter of style. Adding "and" in (1) makes the "men shouting" less immediate, or not as connected to the other elements in the sequence. That is, you could hear all three happening at the same time.
(1)You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting.
The same sense of immediacy holds in (2). "and" is omitted; the verb has been omitted as well:
(1)You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting.
The same sense of immediacy holds in (2). "and" is omitted; the verb has been omitted as well:
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