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Relationships between ideas -1 Parallel structure: the use of a conjunction to connect words/phrases that have the same grammatical function in a sentence – and, but, or, nor Noun + and + noun: Steve and his friend are coming to dinner. Verb + and + verb: Susan raised her hands and snapped her fingers. Relationships between ideas - 1 Adjective + but + adjective: These shoes are old but comfortable. Infinitive + or + infinitive: He wants to watch TV or to listen to some music. A parallel structure may contain more than two parts: Steve, Joe and Alice are coming to dinner. Relationships between ideas - 1 Paired conjunctions: both…and; not only…but also; either…or; neither…nor Two subjects connected by both…and take a plural verb: Both my mother and my sister are here. Two subjects connected by not only…but also, either…or, neither…nor can take a singular or plural verb, depending on the subject that is closer to the verb Relationships between ideas - 1 Not only my mother but also my sister is here. Not only my sister but also my parents are here. Neither my mother nor my sister is here. Neither my sister nor my parents are here. These conjunctions must be used with parallel parts of speech: not only + verb + but also + verb(Yesterday it not only rained but (also) snowed). Neither + adjective + nor + adjective(That book is neither interesting nor accurate). Relationships between ideas - 1 Adverb clauses = dependent clauses (cannot stand alone in a sentence). It must be connected to an independent clause. Summary list of words used to introduce adverb clauses ( after, before, because, since, although, while, etc) can be read on page 297, Azar, Understanding and Using English Grammar, 2nd edition.
