英语并列句详解

并列句由并列连词连接、含有两个或更多主谓结构的句子叫并列句 。
一、表示转折对比关系的并列连词
1.but但是,可是,而,却
连接两个简单句,有时句中某些词可以省略;连接两个并列成分,可以放在一个句子的句首,后面不接逗号 。
例:I hope you don't mind me asking,but where did you buy those shoes?
2.yet但是;尽管如此
可连接两个句子,用逗号分开,也可在yet前加and,还可以放在一个句子的句首 。
例:The car is old,yet it is in good condition.这辆车旧了,但车况很好 。
3.while而,但是,可是,却
while作连词用时,可表示对比或转折关系 。
例:I do every single bit of housework while my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
二、表示因果关系的并列连词
1.for因为
由并列连词for引导的分句常置于句子后部,而且常用逗号与前面的分句隔开 。for分句主要是对前一分句补充说明理由或推断原因 。for分句不能用来回答why问句 。
例:I did my best not to show pleasure,but what I was feeling was pure happiness,for my words had the power to make people laugh.
2.so因此
可以连接两个句子,中间有时用逗号隔开;也可在so前加and;还可以放在一个句子的句首 。
例:The shop doesn't open until 11 a.m.,so it loses a lot of business.

英语并列句详解


三、表示选择关系的连词or
or连接并列成分时,意为“或者,还是”;用于否定句中,意为“也不”,这时不宜用and;还有“否则,要不然”之意,相当于otherwise 。
例:Would you like a cup of coffee or shall we get down to business right away?
四、表示并列关系的并列连词
1.and和,同,与,又,并且
例:Stand over there and you'll be able to see it better.
2.not only...but also...不仅……而且
例:Not only I but also Jane and Mary are tired of having one examination after another.
3.neither...nor...既不……也不
例:They worked neither for fame nor for personal gains.他们工作一不为名,二不为利 。
4.both...and...既……又
例:A man should have both courage and wisdom.人既要有勇气又要有智慧 。
五、其他并列连词
1.not...but...不是……而是
It was not the bones of an animal but of a human being.这不是一只动物的骨头,而是人的骨头 。
2.rather than而不是;与其……宁愿
Rather than ride on a crowded bus,he always prefers to ride a bicycle.
3.when正当那时,相当于and at that time
【英语并列句详解】Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park when she was bitten on the leg by a lion 。

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