In Disjunctive Co-ordination the different independent statements of the compound sentence, although related to each other by position, are disjoined or distributed in meaning. The different members of the sentence are linked together by such conjunctions as either, or, neither, nor, otherwise, else; as,
- The dog would neither eat the hay, nor allow the ox to do so.
- My son, be anxious and persevere, otherwise it is impossible to secure success in life.
In Antithetical Co-ordination one independent statement of the compound sentence is, in meaning, opposed or contrasted to another. The statements are linked together by but, yet, and only, expressed or understood; as,
- The hand of the reaper takes the ears that are hoary,
But the voice of the weeper wails manhood in glory. - Well, go just now, only you must return in the evening.
- Though all men should forsake thee, yet will not I.
- Men's evil manners live in brass; ‸
Their virtues we write in water.
In Illative Co-ordination the statement follows as a logical conclusion from the one preceding it. The statements are linked together by such particles as then, so, therefore, consequently, accordingly, thence; as,
- He was debauched and vicious, consequently he died an early and miserable death.
- If death were nothing and nought after death, then might the debauchee untrembling mouth the heavens.
CONTRACTED SENTENCES.
In the four varieties of the compound sentence the combination may consist of two or more subjects with a common
