A series without a Conjunction The art of Styling Sentences: Pattern 4

So…What does this all mean? A series of parallel items A list of things that are similar (in any part of the sentence) separated by commas but without a conjunction the , thing No fanboys Any part of the sentence?

Any part of the sentence? That’s right Folks! Viewers today can take advantage of this great grammar deal with have going here, this series is so versatile. You can use it: At the beginning of a sentence Fred, Wilma, and Betty went on a walk to find Barney In the middle of a sentence In spite of the time, distance, careers, they remained good friends Even the end of a sentence! The Blue Fairy told Pinocchio to be brave, truthful, unselfish.

Today’s sentence has been proudly brought to you by the term “asyndeton “ (the deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses) Why would you use Asyndeton? may speed up the pace of a work may add emphasis to text adds a degree of equality to the terms

PATTERN 4 examples The coach is loud, profane, demonstrative; he has again been trapped, caught, humiliated. With wisdom, patience, virtue, Queen Victoria directed the course of 19th-century England. “And [the film star] looks every inch the actor: painted, powdered, affected, vain, insecure, unreal, quite frightening, grotesque.” – Dundan Fallowell, European Travel and Life, Sept. 1990 “Our priorities run to safety over style, value over flash, comfort over speed.” – Caroline Miller, Lear, April 1993 “She was attentive, friendly, even casual – not really different from her demeanor at any other meeting, though her mind must have been racing.” – Gregory Curtis, Time, Jan. 8, 2001

Pattern 4A And we have a bonus for our customers today! If you ring in the next 15 minutes, you will receive a set of 8 steak knives! You can add conjunctions into your sequence! These conjunctions can be added anywhere in the sentence, even between the items*! *usually not more than 3 added

4A MODELS Peering down from the hill, Merlin could see the castle swathed in gloom and fear and death. Despite his handicaps, I have never seen Frank angry or cross or depressed. Collies and geese and children tumbled out of the farmhouses in Alsace Lorraine, barking or hissing or shouting according to their unique French natures.

(the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis) Today’s sentence has also been proudly brought to you by the term “polysyndeton” (the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis) Why would you use POLYsyndeton? creates a flowing, continuous sentence pattern highlights quantity or mass of detail may slow down the pace of a work