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  2. Coordination (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    On the contrary, when na-adjectives are in -te form, the final な -na is dropped and で -de is added as a suffix. As we can see, instead of a particle, a suffix is added to the first adjective to show coordination of adjectives. Below is a simple example of adjectival coordination in Japanese.

  3. Reduced relative clause - Wikipedia

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    Linguist David W. Carrol gives the example of "the florist sent...", which could either go on to form a sentence such as "the florist sent the flowers to the elderly widow" (in which "sent" is the main verb), or one such as "the florist [who was] sent the flowers was very pleased" (in which "sent" is the beginning of a reduced relative clause). [4]

  4. English coordinators - Wikipedia

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    Coordinate structures are created when two or more elements are connected by a coordinator. These structures can involve words, phrases, or clauses. For example, "apples and oranges" is a coordinate structure consisting of two noun phrases, while "She likes apples and he likes oranges" is a coordinate structure consisting of two clauses.

  5. English clause syntax - Wikipedia

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    An example would be I came, and I went, which is shown in the following syntax tree. Neither coordinate is the head of the coordination; a coordination is a non-headed construction. [2]: 225 The first clause, I came is unmarked, and cannot be marked.

  6. Asyndeton - Wikipedia

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    Asyndeton may be contrasted with syndeton (syndetic coordination) and polysyndeton, which describe the use of one or multiple coordinating conjunctions, respectively. More generally, in grammar, an asyndetic coordination is a type of coordination in which no coordinating conjunction is present between the conjuncts. [5]

  7. Sentence clause structure - Wikipedia

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    Sentence 1 is an example of a simple sentence. Sentence 2 is compound because "so" is considered a coordinating conjunction in English, and sentence 3 is complex. Sentence 4 is compound-complex (also known as complex-compound). Example 5 is a sentence fragment. I like trains. I don't know how to bake, so I buy my bread already made.

  8. Conjunction (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    Here are some examples of coordinating conjunctions in English and what they do: For – an illative (i.e. inferential), presents rationale ("They do not gamble or smoke, for they are ascetics.") And – a cumulative, adds non-contrasting items or ideas ("They gamble, and they smoke.")

  9. Zero copula - Wikipedia

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    The auxiliary verb imek shows its existence only through suffixes to predicates that can be nouns, adjectives or arguably conjugated verb stems, arguably being the only irregular verb in Turkish. In the third person, zero copula is the rule, as in Hungarian or Russian. For example: