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| 10.3.3
Co-ordination |
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Co-ordination is a symmetrical relationship holding between or
among clauses which are idependent. The co-ordinating
connectives or ‘co-ordinators’ are m
‘and’ for conjunctionand m r
‘ro for disjunction. They may bring into a co-ordinate
relationship tow or more noun phrases or two or more independent
clauses (cf 10.1.2 for examples of the former). |
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| m
‘and’ |
pu
v r2
m
m4
mi
b 5
pfh b
z 6 |
| ‘He1
did not3 come2 and4
they (the people)5 waited6
for him’ |
pu
k ho2
n3
dips 4
m5
thmik6
n 7
ph 8-t7 |
| ‘He1
spoke4 in3 (the)
meeting2 and5 the
people6 were7 very8
happy7’ |
| mr
‘or’ |
n1
k3
vrli4
mr5  6
vr7
ty 8 |
| ‘You (sg.)1
come4 to3 me2
or5 I6 will8
come7’ |
pu
 2
khruh s3
ty4
mr5
6
(khruhis )
ty7 |
| ‘He1
will4 help3 you2
or5 I6 will7’ |
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| 10.4 The
Sentence |
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| 10.4.0 A
sentence is a stretech of speech, a constitute which has as its
minimum requisite alteast one main clause as its constituent. |
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| 10.4.1 A
simple sentence consists of one main clause. |
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1. 1
d 2
kwhr 3
v4
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‘I1went4/had
been4 to Kohima3
yesterday2’ |
| 2. vny1
v2
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‘Vinuo1is good2’ |
3. b1
di2  i n3
vrli4
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‘Come4 after3
42 ‘o’ clock1’ |
| 4. n1
v2
lyv3
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‘You1may3
go2’ |
| 5. 1
m2
dr3
pu4
v5
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‘Not1I2
but3 he4 went5’ |
6. pu
z  pu3
g4
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‘What3 (is) his1
name2 ?4’ |
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| All
sentences illustrating ‘main clause’ are examples of simple
sentences (cf.10.3.0). |
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| 10.4.2
Compound sentence |
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| A compound
sentence is composed of two or more independent or main clauses
connected either by the conjunctive co-ordinator m
‘and’ or by the disjunctive co-ordinator mr
‘or’ |
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| 1. n1
thi2
vli3
m4 5
sd(n)6
|
‘You(sg.)1go3
today2 |
| vr7
ty8
|
and4 I5
will8 come7
tomorrow6’ |
| 2. pu
2
pths3
ty4
mr5 6 ty7
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‘She1will4
teach3 you2 or5
I6 will7’ |
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| (The
sentences given under 10.3.3 also exemplify the structure of a
compound sentnece). |
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| 10.4.3.
Complex sentence |
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| A complex
sentence is built up of a main clause preceded by one or more
sub-ordinate clauses. |
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1. n1
rz 2
zr3 4
w rz5
lh6 |
| ‘I4
will not6 play5 even
if3 you1play2’ |
| 2.
1
b2
tsli3
mmth4
lsthsli2 |
| ‘Write (a
letter)5 as soon as4
(you) reach3 your1
place2’ |
| 3. pu
krgmi2 ts3 4 5 |
| ‘I1
know5 that3 he1
(is a) thief2’ |
| 4. 1
2
hpi n3
dr4
pu5
w5
h
mts6 |
| ‘I1
like3 you2 but4
(i) hate6 him5’ |
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| (All
sentences in 10.3.2 exemplify the structure of a complex
sentence). |
