Key
Structures
Word Order in Compound Statements
a. Do
you remember the six parts of a simple statement? Refer to KS 13c if you have
forgotten them.
b. We
can join simple statements together to make compound
statements. Here are some of the
joining words we use: and, but, so, yet, both . . . and, either . . . or,
neither . . . nor, not only . . . but . . . as well (or also).
Study these sentences carefully. Pay
close attention to the way they have been joined :
He finished lunch. He went into the garden.
He finished lunch and went into the garden.
I ran to the station. I missed the rain.
I ran to the station but missed the rain.
I saw him yesterday. He did not greet
me.
I saw him yesterday but he did not greet me.
He teaches English. I teach English.
Both
he and I teach English.
He teaches English. He teaches French.
He teaches both English and French.
You must tell him. I must tell him.
Either
you or I must tell him.
He plays soccer. He plays rugby.
He plays either soccer or rugby.
He dose not speak English. I do not
speak English.
Neither
he nor I speak English.
He does nor speak English. He does not
speak French.
He speaks neither English not French.
He cannot read. He cannot write.
He can neither read not write.
You must wash the dishes. You must sweep
the floor.
You must not only wash the dishes but
sweep the floor as well.
PRACTICE AND PROGRESS
L. G. ALEXANDER
1975
