CONJUNCTIONS Una conjunción es una 'joining word', es decir, una palabra que une dos partes de una oración. Hay dos tipos de conjunciones: COORDINATING conjunctions: unen partes equivalentes de una oración (dos frases que forman una oración: The sun shone and everyone felt happy (coordinación) SUBORDINATING conjunctions: unen una frase subordinada con una frase principal: You can do it if you try hard (subordinación) Conjunciones coordinantes Significado o función Adición, hacer una lista Alternativas Contraste Adición negativa Conjunciones simples And Conjunciones de 2 ó 3 palabras Or But Nor Conjunciones dobles both...and not only...but either...or not...but neither...nor Conjunciones subordinantes Comparación Condición Contraste as, than, like (EEUU) if, unless (al)though while whereas Grado o medida Excepción Lugar Preferencia as if, as though seeing (that) given (that) provided (that) as / so long as even though as far as but (that) except (that) so...that rather than sooner (than) as...so the...the Propósito 1 although...yet where, wherever Proporción Página as...so as...as if...then so that in order that Causa y razón Consideración Resultado because, as, since Pregunta indirecta Afirmación indirecta tiempo (mismo tiempo) (tiempo anterior) (tiempo posterior) (justo después) Whether, if (that) in that so that such that when(ever), while, as before, until, till whether...or now (that) after, since once, when, whereupon immediately (that) CONJUNCTIONS LINKING WORDS unen ideas juntas en una oración o un texto. Hay tres clases principales: Conjunciones COORDINANTES Conjunciones SUBORDINANTES ADVERBIOS que unen Las palabras que unen o linking words están seguidos de a) una frase coordinada b) uan frase subordinada c) una oración (inglés escrito) Unen: (a) una frase coordinada (b) una frase subordinada (c) una oración (inglés escrito) (dependiente de una o (a) o (b) principal) Conjunciones Algunos significados : Añadiendo And ideas juntas: Mostrando alternativa s: Contrastan do ideas: Relacionan do ideas en TIEMPO (a)una idea sigue a otra: (b)una al mismo tiempo que otra: Subordinantes Or (a) (b) Mostrando causa, razón o efecto: Coordinantes but yet (a veces es adverbio) Although Even though Though Whereas While Because Since As For So (a veces adverbio) (a) After Before When(ever) As soon as (b) While As When(ever) Adverbios que unen In addition Also moreover (formal) Furthermore (formal) ...too ...as well Alternativeley (or) else Otherwise However (bastante formal) Yet (a veces es conjunción) Even so (but) still Still Nevertheless (formal) Nonetheless (formal) On the other hand Therefore (formal) Consequently (formal) (and) so (a veces es conjunción) thus (formal) hence (formal) (a) Then After(wards) Beforehand Soon (b) Meanwhile *** NOTA: Todas las palabras del cuadro de arriba que empiezan en mayúscula pueden ir al principio de una oración. Las palabras en minúscula deben ir normalmente en posición media. Página 2 Frases coordinantes: Las conjunciones and, or, but y nor. And, or y but pueden unir dos oraciones, frases o palabras: FRASE 1 NEXO FRASE 2 The police arrived(,) and the thieves were arrested Would you like tea(,) or would you prefer coffee? We rang the bell(,) but nothing happened Se puede poner una coma (en forma escrita) al final de la primera frase. CONJUNCTIONS CONJUNCIONES DOBLES both A and B neither A nor B either A or B not only A but B not A but B if A then B both ...and ... (se añade un elemento o idea a otro) Both my father and my sister were born in Valladolid The cat family includes both lions and tigers either ... or ... (alternativas) You can drink either Coke or Fanta. You cannot have both Either you like rugby or you hate it not ... but ... (sustituyendo una idea por otra) We are leaving not next week, but the week after It is not the players, but the supporters, that cause trouble at rugby matches not only ... but (also) ... (añadiendo una idea a otra: enfático) She is not only beautiful, but (also) a great actress Not only is television boring, but it (also) wastes a lot of time Esta conjunción doble tiene el mismo significado de 'adición' que both...and. Pero en not only A but B, el A es algo conocido o esperado y el B es algo inesperado que recibe enfasis. Para enfasis extra, se ñade also después de but. NEGATIVE WORDS AND PHRASES requieren un cambio en el orden de las palabras (para enfatizar una negación, podemos colocarla al principio de la frase barely in no way only at that moment hardly ...when on no account only by hardly ever on no condition only if least of all no sooner ...than... only in little neither ...nor some respects never not a ... only later never again not once only on rare occasions never before not only ...but... only when at no time not until/till only withrarely by no means nowhere scarcely...when in/under no circumstances only after scarcely ever seldom She at no time mentioned her earlier marriage At no time did she mention her earlier marriage La estructura sería: PARTE NEGATIVA + AUXILIAR/BE + SUJETO + (VERBO) (...) I not only heard the car... = Not only did I hear the car... He hasn't once offered to help = Not once has he offered to help You must under no circumstances make jokes...= Under n.c. must you make... No sooner was I in bed,... Hardly we had arrived home,... Seldom have I been to a more terrible movie. neither ... nor... (añadiendo dos ideas negativas juntas) She is neither negative nor clever Neither Regino nor his wife are coming if...then... (resultado lógico) If you hate violence, then you must hate war films If the law has been broken, then the police will arrest you. Página 3 AS Comparativo (He is as tall as me) as-clause expresando similaridad o comparación: He behaved badly, (just) as I thought he would CONJUNCTIONS Página 4 as-clause de tiempo: As the police arrived, the crowd began to shout angrily / The crowd began to shout angrily (just) as the police arrived (as = when) as-clause de razón: As Regino is the eldest child, he has to look after the other children ( as = because o since) as-clause de proporción: As prices rise, (so) the demand for higher wages will increase. ((so) es formal y se puede omitir. As = over the same period of time that ...) as-clause como clauses de comentario: As everyone knows, taxes are unpopular / Everyone knows that taxes are unpopular As if /as though (conjunciones subordinantes): expresan comparación con algo que puede ser verdadero o imaginario: It looks as if the weather is improving (it may be true) She treats me as if she hated me (it may be unreal) As well (adverbio) significa lo mismo que too (= también) The food is good here. Yes, and the prices are reasonable, as well As well as (preposición) ( = además de / 'in addition to') As well as being an actor, he was a writer. Than introduce una frase comparativa: She is more intelligent than (she is) beautiful (adjective) She drives more quickly than she should (adverb) I would rather + verb + .... than ......: I'd rather play soccer than tennis Rather tan + verb: I'd prefer to play soccer, rather than play tennis Different than Other than Like como conjunción (sólo informal) It looks like it is going to rain (inf. EEUU) Preposición like + pronombre / frase nominal Conjunción as + frase If introduce una condición (algo que puede o no suceder, dependiendo de las circunstancias) As if Even if If I were you... If only A = I wish A Unless = if ...not ... (cuando introduce una excepción sea lo que se declare en la frase principal) Unless you take more care, you'll have an accident Unless ≠ if....not... en oraciones condicionales de would (have) (significado irreal): You would be our best player if you weren't so lazy Unless ≠ if....not... en if = whether: She promised to let me know if she was not coming Unless ≠ if....not... cuando la condición negativa está en la mente de alguien: I will be really surprised if they don't come to the meeting (al)though expresa contraste entre dos ideas. La conjunción though es una forma acortada de although (suele ir al principio y though en medio): Although the weather is bad, we are enjoying ourselves / We are enjoying ourselves (al)though the weather is bad. Though como adverbio (informal) va al final de la oración: I quite like studying English. It`s hard work, though.