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1. (a) Coffee was served and the ladies went upstairs.
It is a compound sentence consisting of two coordinate clauses connected by copulative connection with the
help of the conjunction and.
Coffee was served
and
The ladies went upstairs
(b) He loved his work and he counted himself fortunate to have such an opportunity so early in his
career.
It is a compound sentence containing two clauses joined by causative-consecutive relations with the help of
the copulative conjunction and, which expresses a shade of consecutive relations.
(c) I wanted to go on, whereas my friend wanted to go back.
It is a compound sentence comprising two coordinate clauses which are connected by adversative connection
expressed by the adversative conjunction whereas.
In sentences (b), (c) the graphical presentation is the same as in sentence (a).
2. (a) Our Elsie was looking at her with big imploring eyes; she was frowning, she wanted to go.
It is a compound sentence consisting of three coordinate clauses which are connected by copulative
coordination asyndetically.
Our Elsie was looking...
she was frowning
she wanted to go
(b) I longed to stay there and tell the truth, but that would have been ridiculous, so I came away.
It is a compound sentence comprising three coordinate clauses. The first two clauses are joined by means of
adversative connection with the help of the adversative conjunction but. The second and the third clauses are
connected by causative-consecutive connection with the help of the consecutive conjunction so.
I longed to stay
there...
——but—
that would have been
ridiculous
—so——
I came away
B.
The complex sentence
1. (a) What impressed me was Cyprus Avenue.
It is a complex sentence with the subject expressed by a subordinate clause introduced by the conjunctive
pronoun what. The main clause is devoid of the subject.
What impressed me
<
was Cyprus Avenue
(b) This is where Havoc Has been.
It is a complex sentence with a predicative clause introduced by the conjunctive adverb where. The main
clause is devoid of the predicative.
This is
>
where Havoc has been