PRACTICE
Indicate the semantic implication of the coordination in these sentences by adding an adverbial or otherwise
rephrasing.
1. John was illiterate, but he made a fortune on the stock market. (AND YET) ADVERSATIVE
2. Betty did not buy vegetables at the market, but she grew them herself. (INSTEAD, RATHER) REPLACIVE
3. We are having our holidays in the mountains, or we're going to the sea-shore. EXCLUSIVE
4. Do you want sugar in your coffee or do you want cream? EXCLUSIVE/(OR BOTH) INCLUSIVE
5. He was a funambulist, or a tightrope-walker. CORRECTION or RESTATEMENT (coordinative
apposition, see Q. et all 10.39,41)
6. Dick's car broke down, and he had to walk to a garage. (AND THEREFORE) CONSEQUENCE
7. She read Tom Jones and she wrote an essay on it. (AND THEN) SEQUENCE
8. Come over to my place, and we can study together. (IF YOU …THEN) CONDITION
9. Rose is taking Latin, and she is studying Greek. (AND ALSO) PURE ADDITION
10. The railways is bankrupt, and it is running. (AND YET) ADVERSATIVE
11. Jill was lively and talkative, but his sister was quiet and reserved. (NEVERTHELESS) CONCESSION
12. The money was stolen and three valuable paintings were destroyed. (AND ALSO) PURE ADDITION
13. He was extremely tired but he was unable to sleep until midnight. (NEVERTHE LESS) CONCESSION
14. Water the seeds and they will grow. CONDITION
15. She was sick and took some medicine. (AND SO) CONSEQUENCE
16. He didn't take a rest but went on climbing. REPLACEIVE
17. She took the concoction and she got better. (AND AS A RESULT) RESULT
18. He appeared on TV and was voted for president. (AND THEREFORE) CONSEQUENCE
19. I didn't ask him to leave but tried to persuade him to stay for anot her week. REPLACIVE
20. She wanted a doll for her birthday but her father brought her a book. (NEVERTHELESS)
CONCESSION
21. This is an early Goya, or it is an excellent forgery. CORRECTION
22. It must be a forgery, or it would be in a museum. NEGATIVE CONDITION
23. Joan was sound asleep, or at least she pretended to be. (OR ELSE) EXCLUSIVE
24. These sharks are very dangerous, and they have never attacked m e so far. (NEVERTHELESS)
CONCESSION