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§ 4. The asyndetic formation of the semi-compound sentence 
stands by its functional features close to the syndetic and-
formation in so far as it does not give a rigorous characterisation 
(semantic mark) to the introduced expansion. At the same time its 
functional range is incomparably narrower than that of the and-
formation. 
The central connective meaning distinguishing the asyndetic con-
nection of predicative parts in semi-compound sentences is enu-
meration of events, either parallel or consecutive. In accord with 
the enumerative function, asyndetic semi-compounding more often 
than not is applied to a larger set of base sentences than the mini-
mal two. E.g.: 
He closed the door behind him with a shaking hand, found the old 
car in its parking place, drove along with the drifting lights. They 
talked, laughed, were perfectly happy late into the night. 
Asyndetic semi-compound sentences are often used to 

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express gradation of intensity going together with a general em-
phasis. E.g.: 
He would in truth give up the shop, follow her to Paris, follow her 
also to the chateau in the country (D. du Maurier). He never took 
the schoolbag again, had refused to touch it (J. Updike). 
Characteristic of enumerative and gradational semi-compound sen-
tences is the construction where the first two parts are joined asyn-
detically, and the third part syndetically, by means of the conjunc-
tion and. In such three-base constructions the syndetic expansion 
finalises the sentence both structurally and semantically, making it 
into an intensely complete utterance. E.g.: 
He knows his influence, struts about and considers himself a great 
duellist. They can do it, have the will to do it, and are actually do-
ing it. 
Of the meanings other than enumerative rendered by the construc-
tion in question, the most prominent is elucidation combined with 
various connotations, such as consequence, purpose, additional 
characteristics of the basic event. Cf.: 
The sight of him made me feel young again: took me back to the 
beaches, the Ardennes, the Reichswald, and the Rhine. I put an arm 
round her, tried to tease her into resting.