The document discusses coordination, which is joining clauses together using coordinators like and, but, or. The clauses being coordinated must be equal in importance and weight. It is possible to coordinate phrases as well. Multiple clauses can be linked together using coordinators, such as "I like tea and Sue likes tea." Phrases can also be coordinated, for example "The cat and the dog are good friends."

1. Syntax LANE 334 Coordination By GhadeerAlghaniem

2. What is Coordination ?

3. Coordination It is a way of joining clauses together by using a coordinator . There are 3 coordinators : and, but, or. The clauses being coordinated must be of equal importance and equal weight. It is possible to coordinate phrases as well as clauses.

4. clauses you can link as many clauses together as you like e.g. I like tea and Sue likes tea.

5. S1 S coord S NP VP NP VP PRO Vgp NP N Vgp NP [trans] [trans] AUX V N AUX V N TENSE TENSE I ( pres) like tea and Sue ( pres) like-s tea

6. phrases The cat andthe dog are good friends SPsC

7. S NP VP NPcoordNP Vgp NP [] DET N DET N AUX V AP N TENSE A The cat andthe dog( pres) are good friends [intens]