Greenbaum & Quirk, Chapter 13 – Coordination – Revision

 

 

1. What type of coordination do the following sentences represent?

 

I find Tim really nice but Jack a total bore.

Lucy cleaned the windows and washed the dishes.

Tim, as well as his friend Jack, was missing.

Come and see me in my office later today.

I bought apples, oranges, avocados, and plums.

She sang and sang and sang. 

Susan looks attractive, and Alice intelligent.

Jack can be really annoying, and Peter, too.

There were books and books and books everywhere.

The summer had come at last, and we could go swimming.

She walked more and more slowly.

There are lawyers and lawyers.

Most students will have left for home or gone to the pub.

 

2. Explain the difference between combinatory and segregatory coordination of NPs.

 

Jack and Lucy are responsible and reliable.

 

Tim and Mary are not the same age.