并列句:由并列连词(and,but,or等)或分号(;)把两个或两个以上的简单句连在一起构成.
e.g.You help him and he helps you.
The future is bright; the road is tortuous.前途是光明的,道路是曲折的.
并列句的分类
1、表示连接两个同等概念,常用and,not only…but also…,neither…nor…,then等连接.e.g.
The teacher’s name is Smith,and the student’s name is John.
2、表示选择,常用的连词有or,either…or…,otherwise等.e.g.Hurry up,or you’ll miss the train.
3、表示转折,常用的连词有but,still,however,yet,while,when等.e.g.He was a little man with
thick glasses,but he had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting.
4、表示因果关系,常用的连词有so,for,therefore等.e.g.August is the time of the year for rive
harvest,so every day I work from dawn until dark.