1.1.9.1 Conjunctions of Coordination, in L'Huillier, Advanced French Grammar

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Monique L'Huillier

Advanced French Grammar

1. Framework

1.1 Parts of Speech

1.1.9 Conjunctions

There are two conjunction types, coordinating and subordinating.

1.1.9.1 Conjunctions of Coordination

(i) Non-Hierarchy

There are syntactic relations that are not hierarchical, such as addition, opposition, and so forth. The most frequently used coordinating conjunctions are:

mais

ou

et

donc

pourtant

cependant

ainsi

(ii) Uni-Functional Conjunction

Coordinating conjunctions link terms serving the same function, for example, subjects, objects, whole clauses or sentences.

Ex,

Il a mangé une pomme et une poire.

(‘et’ links two noun objects)

Mon chat et mon chien s’aiment beaucoup.

(‘et’ links two noun subjects)

J’ai acheté le journal mais je n’ai pas trouvé votre magazine.

(‘mais’ links two sentences).

L'Huillier, Monique. Advanced French Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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