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Open
the link on Coordination
and learn more about coordinating conjunctions.
You will
improve your writing skills significantly if you remember
one important point about coordination; that is, a coordinator
always joins words, phrases, or clauses that have the same
grammatical structure. In other words, the elements joined
must be parallel
in form and meaning. By joining parallel elements,
sentences are balanced and easy to understand. Study the examples
below that refer to the introductory reading on the nature
of folktales.
| Always
join grammatically parallel structures with coordinators. |
| Verb
and
verb
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Folktales
teach by example and have
interesting features. |
| Noun
and noun |
Some
of these features are simplicity, fantasy and
magic. |
| Adjective
and adjective |
Events
in the tales may derive from natural or
supernatural causes. |
| Adverb
and
adverb |
Folktales
connect people culturally and historically
to their past. |
| Phrase
and
phrase |
People
of all ages and from every walk of
life enjoy folktales. |
| Clause
and
clause |
Folktales teach important lessons
about human nature, so many parents use
them to instill values in their children. |
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