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Cordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions ligam duas palavras ou duas orações independentes (independent clauses), mas devem sempre ligar elementos com a mesma estrutura gramatical, por exemplo: subject + subject; verb phrase + verb phrase; sentence + sentence; clause + clause. Uma coordinating conjunction geralmente posiciona-se entre as orações e, antes dela, usamos vírgula (caso as orações sejam muito pequenas e possuam o mesmo sujeito, a vírgula não é necessária). As coordinating conjunctions são as que se encontram no quadro abaixo:

Conjunção	Indicação / Função
for	explicação
and	adição
nor	liga duas alternativas negativas
but	oposição, contraste
or	alternância
yet	oposição, ressalva
so	mostra que a segunda ideia é o resultado da primeira

O acrônimo FANBOYS pode lhe ajudar a lembrar das Coordinating conjunctions:

For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So

- AND

He lives in Cambridge, and (he)* studies at Harvard University. (Ele mora em Cambridge e estuda na Universidade de Harvard.) We stayed at home and (we)* watched television. (Nós ficamos em casa e assistimos televisão.)

My sister is married and (she)* lives in London.
(Minha irmã é casada e mora em Londres.)

*Quando a coordinating conjunction "and" liga dois verbos que possuem o mesmo sujeito, não é necessário repetí-lo. Isso também ocorre com artigos, pronomes, preposições e outras expressões. Observe os exemplos do quadro:

She sings and she plays the violin. →She sings and plays the violin

He plays tennis and he plays football. → He plays tennis and football.

They have offices in Britain and in France. → They have offices in Britain and France.

We stayed with my brother and my sister. → We stayed with my brother and sister.

The house and the garden were full of people. → The house and garden were full of people.

I've been to Greece and I've been to Turkey. → I've been to Greece and Turkey.

I washed my shirt and I dried my shirt. → I washed and dried my shirt.

Connectors ( Contrast)

CONNECTORS

Contrast

. but / yet: followed by a noun phrase or a sentence.

‘The book is short but / yet interesting’

. in spite of / despite: It is placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.

‘He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late’

although / though/ even though / in spite of the fact that: followed by a complete sentence. They can be placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. If it is placed at the beginning we need to use a comma after the clause.

‘Although / though / even though / in spite of the fact that the pupils had not studied, they all passed their exams’.

. however, nevertheless, even so, on the one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary:

‘He was quite ill however/ nevertheless/ even so, he went to school’

. while, whereas

‘This film is very interesting, while/whereas that one is quite boring’

Past Progressive

Complete with the past progressive:

1. When I phoned my friends, they(play) monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I(prepare) dinner.
3. The kids(play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I(practise) the guitar when he came home.
5. We(not / cycle) all day.
6. While Aaron(work) in his room, his friends(swim) in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they(listen / not) .
8. What(you / do) yesterday?
9. Most of the time we(sit) in the park.

Exercises Simple Past

 

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) to England on holiday.
2. It (be) fantastic.
3. I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) to pubs.
6. The weather (be) strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive		Simple Past
1.	meet	.
2.	drive	.
3.	speak	.
4.	put	.
5.	write	.
6.	sing	.
7.	do	.
8.	sit	.
9.	stand	.
10.	run	.

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
He wrote a book.
	He did not sing
		Was she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. →
2. They bring a sandwich. →
3. He doesn't do the homework. →
4. They sell cars. →
5. Does he visit his friends? →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus →
2. she / tidy / her room →
3. Nancy / watch / not / television→
4. she / read / a book →

Verbs relalated to parts of the body

blink	eyes	wink the eye; close eye rapidly without conscious effort; link wink but not intended	He blinked rapidly as he tried to see in the bright sun.
glance	eyes	a quick look at something or someone	He glanced at the documents and gave his OK.
stare	eyes	a long penetrating look at something or someone	He stared at the painting on the wall for over ten minutes.
wink	eye	close eye rapidly with a conscious effort; like blink but intended	He gave me a wink to signal that he understood.
point	finger	spot or show something with the finger	He pointed to his friend in the crowd.
scratch	finger	scrape the skin	If something itches then you probably need to scratch it.
kick	foot	strike with the foot	He kicked the ball into the goal.
clap	hands	applaud	The audience clapped enthusiastically at the end of the concert.
punch	hands	to strike with a fist	Boxers try to knock out their opponents by punching them in the face.
shake	hands	move back and forth; greeting when seeing someone	He shook the present to see if he could understand what was inside.
slap	hands	strike with an open hand	Don't ever slap a child, no matter how angry you become.
smack	hands	similar to slap	He slapped the table hard to emphasize the point he had just made.
nod	head	to move the head up and down	He nodded his approval of what the candidate was saying as he was listening.
shake	head	to move the head from side to side	He shook his head violently to show his disagreement with what she was saying.
kiss	lips	touch with the lips	He sweetly kissed his wife as they toasted their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
whistle	lips / mouth	make a sound by blowing air through the lips	He whistled his favorite tune as he drove to work.
eat	mouth	to introduce food into the body	He usually eats lunch at noon.
mutter	mouth	to speak softly, often in a manner which is hard to understand	He muttered something about how difficult his boss was and went back to work.
talk	mouth	to speak	They spoke about old times and the fun they had had together as children.
taste	mouth	to perceive flavor with the tongue	He tasted the vintage wine with relish.
whisper	mouth	to speak softly, usually without voice	He whispered his secret into my ear.
breathe	mouth	to respire; take air into the lungs	Just breathe that wonderful morning air. Isn't it fantastic!
smell	nose	to sense through the nose; to give scent	Roses smell wonderful.
sniff	nose	short inhalation, often to smell something	He sniffed the various perfumes and decided on Joy No. 4.
shrug	shoulder	raise the shoulders, usually to show indifference to something	He shrugged when I asked him to explain why he had arrived late.
bite	mouth	grip with the teeth and introduce into the mouth	He took a big bite out of the fresh apple.
chew	mouth	grind food with the teeth	You should always chew your food thoroughly before swallowing.
stub	toe	strike one's toe into something	He stubbed his toe on the door.
lick	tongue	draw tongue across something	He licked his ice-cream cone contentedly.
swallow	throat	send down the throat, usually food and drink	He swallowed his food even though he wasn't hungry.

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