Coordination
The following are examples of coordination of various classes of elements:
morphemes in a word: pro- and anti- abortionists
heads of nominal groups: books, papers and magazines
modifier in a NG: a beautiful and astonishing sight
modifier in an AdjG: He says he is really and truly sorry for what happened.
adjuncts in a clause: You can put in the application now or in a month’s time or
else next year.
independent clauses: She got dressed quickly, had breakfast and went out to work
dependent clauses: I will take a holiday when the course is over and if I pass the
exam and also provided I can afford it.
If the various conjoined clauses share the same subject or the same operator, these elements are regularly ellipted because they are recoverable, and are implicit in subsequent conjoined clauses. This occurs in the above example of independent clauses where ‘she’ is ellipted before the predicates had breakfast and went out to work.
