由并列连词连接、含有两个或更多主谓结构的句子叫并列句。

一、表示转折对比关系的并列连词

1. but 但是，可是，而，却

连接两个简单句，有时句中某些词可以省略；连接两个并列成分，可以放在一个句子的句首，后面不接逗号。

例：I hope you don"t mind me asking, but where did you buy those shoes?

2. yet 但是；尽管如此

可连接两个句子，用逗号分开，也可在yet前加and，还可以放在一个句子的句首。

例：The car is old, yet it is in good condition. 这辆车旧了，但车况很好。

3. while 而，但是，可是，却

while作连词用时，可表示对比或转折关系。

例：I do every single bit of housework while my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

二、表示因果关系的并列连词

1. for 因为

由并列连词for引导的分句常置于句子后部,而且常用逗号与前面的分句隔开。for分句主要是对前一分句补充说明理由或推断原因。for分句不能用来回答why问句。

例：I did my best not to show pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, for my words had the power to make people laugh.

2. so 因此

可以连接两个句子，中间有时用逗号隔开；也可在so前加and；还可以放在一个句子的句首。

例：The shop doesn"t open until 11 a.m., so it loses a lot of business.

三、表示选择关系的连词or

or连接并列成分时，意为或者，还是；用于否定句中，意为也不，这时不宜用and；还有否则，要不然之意，相当于otherwise。

例：Would you like a cup of coffee or shall we get down to business right away?

四、表示并列关系的并列连词

1. and 和，同，与，又，并且

例：Stand over there and you"ll be able to see it better.

2. not only... but also... 不仅而且

例：Not only I but also Jane and Mary are tired of having one examination after another.

3. neither... nor... 既不也不

例：They worked neither for fame nor for personal gains. 他们工作一不为名，二不为利。

4. both... and... 既又

例：A man should have both courage and wisdom. 人既要有勇气又要有智慧。

五、其他并列连词

1. not... but... 不是而是

It was not the bones of an animal but of a human being. 这不是一只动物的骨头，而是人的骨头。

2. rather than 而不是；与其宁愿

Rather than ride on a crowded bus, he always prefers to ride a bicycle.

3. when 正当那时，相当于and at that time

Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park when she was bitten on the leg by a lion.