十八、并列复合句1并列复合句概念并列复合句是由两个或两个以上并列而又独立的简单句构成。两个简单句常由并列连接词连在一起;但有时不用连接词,只在两个简单句之间用一逗号或分号。2并列复合句的构成 表示连接两个同等概念,常用and、not onlybut also、neithernor、then等连接。如:The teachers name is Smith, and the students name is John. 表示选择,常用的连词有 or、eitheror、otherwise等。如:Hurry up,or youll miss the train. 表示转折,常用的连词有but、still、however、yet、while、when等。如:He was a little man with thick glasses,but he had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting. 表示因果关系,常用的连词有so、for、therefore等。如:August is the time of the year for rice harvest,so every day I work from dawn until dark.