Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The Use Of "And" In Certain Situations
Hi, everyone.
I am unsure of the rules regarding the use of “and” in certain circumstances.
For example:
“Chris went to the shop to get bread and then he drove home.”
In this sentence, when you get to the point where it says “then he drove home” you are expecting another item in the list. In my mind, you are expecting something like:
“Chris went to the shop to get bread and milk.”
I realise the original example should probably be something like:
“Chris went to the shop to get bread, and then he drove home.”
However, I would like to know if there are any rules or guidelines for this sort of thing.
Any help would be appreciated.
I am unsure of the rules regarding the use of “and” in certain circumstances.
For example:
“Chris went to the shop to get bread and then he drove home.”
In this sentence, when you get to the point where it says “then he drove home” you are expecting another item in the list. In my mind, you are expecting something like:
“Chris went to the shop to get bread and milk.”
I realise the original example should probably be something like:
“Chris went to the shop to get bread, and then he drove home.”
However, I would like to know if there are any rules or guidelines for this sort of thing.
Any help would be appreciated.
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And is one of the coordinating conjunctions that connect syntactical elements of equal importance. In your sentence, and joins two main clauses.
1. Chris went to the shop to get bread.
2. Then he drove home.
Writers use conjunctions so that their writing is not "choppy" but smooth.
1. Chris went to the shop to get bread.
2. Then he drove home.
Writers use conjunctions so that their writing is not "choppy" but smooth.
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