1. Grammar Class - X
Coordinating conjunctions and Adverb clauses
Bruno Otilio
2. 2
From last class:
Gerunds and Infinitive can
be used in many ways in
part of speech.
Reading helps you learn English. He enjoys not working.
To learn is important. The most important thing is not to give up.
Affirmative Negative
There are some verbs that you must use only one preposition
and also those are followed to gerund OR infinitive.
Keep some one from
Be guilty of
Dream about
Mind
Avoid
Considerer
+ Gerund
Proud to
Happy to
Content to
+ infinitive
Examples
3. Coordinating Conjunctions
F
A
N
B
O
Y
S
CCs connect words, phrases and sentences.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
3 Remember it!!!
One important point using CCs
is the equilibrium of ideas:
noun ……noun
verb ……verb
adjective ……adjective
6. Source: Betty S. Azar6
Oxford comma: In English punctuation, it is the comma
placed right before the CC and or or. In other words, the last
coma in a list of things.
Example:
I invited the Olivers, my friends and relatives.
I invited the Olivers, my friends, and relatives.
Are the Olivers both my friends and relatives?
…or did I invite the Olivers, some friends and my parents? The
Olivers are not necessary my friends or relatives!
Oxford comma or Harvard comma