ABSTRACT
We can listen to records and I’ll probably dream up a few songs. (N#258:13)
It’s very nice to get married but I don’t want to make a habit of it. (N#258:12)
In both these sentences we have two separate clauses which are completely independent of each other. Listen occurs as part of a verb string can listen – the string is preceded by a subject we and followed by to records, and hence listen has all the elements it needs in that clause. Following and we have another complete clause, I’ll probably dream up a few songs. Similarly, in the second sentence we have an independently complete clause on each side of but. In both these examples we have two clauses which are conjoined with the elements and and but, respectively.
