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:
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.) | ![]() |
(Minha irmã é casada e mora em Londres.)
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. |
Correlative conjunctions
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both...and
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either...or
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neither...nor
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not only...but also
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as/so...as
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whether...or
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Observe alguns exemplos de cada um dos pares:
- BOTH...AND
I'd like to work with both animals and children. (Eu gostaria de trabalhar com animais e crianças.)
Both my grandfather and my father worked in the steel plant.
(Ambos meu avô e meu pai trabalhavam na fábrica de aço.)
She both sings and dances. (Ela canta e dança.)
She is both pretty and clever. (Ela é tão bonita e esperta.)
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(Falei com a diretora e com a secretária dela.)
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Joana plays both the trumpet and the violin.
(Joana toca trombeta e violino.)
Both his mother and his father will be there.
(O pai e a mãe dele estarão lá.)
For this job you will need a good knowledge of both French andSpanish.
(Para este trabalho você precisará de um bom conhecimento de francês e espanhol.) |
(Ambos David e Amanda sabem a importância de falar outra língua.)font;SOLINGUA INGLESA