Compound Main Clauses
Note: The original texts usually combine main clauses with "and" without a comma. Since it is better to learn the basic rule first, I inserted commas . 1. The light went out, | and she was {in the cold and dark} again. | 2. The eagle stayed {by the gate}, | but Loki went {into the city}. | 3. *I* [#1] Thank you (DO), dear [DirA], | *you* put them (DO) {on the table} and come here. | [#2] 4. Fire could not burn him (DO), | and swords could not cut him (DO). | 5. They made a big fire (DO), | but the meat would not cook. | 6. The goat was hungry (PA), | and he ate all the leaves (DO). | 7. Jason's father went {to sleep}, | and Medea put some (DO) {of the juice} {into his mouth}. | 8. The children wanted to pat the sheep [#3], | but they could not catch him (DO). | Notes 2. Note that an ellipsed "you" as subject that has compound verbs can also be explained as compounded clauses--"*you* put them on the table, and *you* come here." 3. "Sheep" is the direct object of the verbal (infinitive) "to pat." The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of "wanted." |