Sentence Combining Coordination Grammar Lesson Four

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Sentence CombiningCoordinationGrammar Lesson
Four
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Coordinating conjunctions (a partial
list)and butfor ornor soyet
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Usingcoordinating conjunctions Coordinating
conjunctions join sentences with a comma.
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Usingcoordinating conjunctions Another way is
to use a semi colon with coordinating
conjunctions. In each case you are combining
sentences.
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Examples ofcoordinating conjunctions Juan
stayed up late, and Rosa went to bed early to
read.
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Examples ofcoordinating conjunctions Oscar
came out of the water with the others, but Maria
kept on swimming.
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Examples ofcoordinating conjunctions There
was no food at all in the house, so we went out
to eat.
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Examples ofcoordinating conjunctions We can
go to the 7 oclock showing and eat afterwards,
or we can just have a leisurely dinner and forget
the movie.
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Notice in the use of coordinating conjunctions
The varying conjunctions create relationships
between two simple sentences, and that in each
case the sentences can stand on their own.
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Notice in the use of coordinating conjunctions
The last example requires special comment.
Notice it contains not one, but three
coordinating conjunctions (andorand).
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The last example requires special comment.
Notice it contains not one, but three
coordinating conjunctions (andorand) however,
only one of these joins two complete
sentences.Look at it again.
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The last example again.We can go to the 7
oclock showing and eat afterwards, or we can
just have a leisurely dinner and forget the movie.
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More on coordinating conjunctions The two
other coordinating conjunctions (andand) simply
join two verbs to one subject.
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More on coordinating conjunctions We can go
and eat.We can have and forget.
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More on coordinating conjunctions This one
sentence pattern should not be confused with
building compound sentences.
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Two more examples of compound sentences with
coordinating conjunctions My cousin never
shows any kind of generosity, yet he always
expects everyone to be generous to him.
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One more example of compound sentences with
coordinating conjunctions Lisa has been
brooding lately, for she knows that at age 25 she
has to take her life into her own hands.
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Notice in all examplesThere is a comma before
the coordinating conjunction that joins the two
main clauses.
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The semi-colonThe semi-colon is another device
for creating coordination. This is done in two
ways with just the semi-colon, or with the
semi-colon plus a conjunctive adverb.
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Conjunctive adverbshowever therefore on
the other hand in fact consequently neverthele
ss
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Please note that these connectors not only join
sentences they actually introduce the sentence
they are in.
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Examine the following examples of semi-colon
coordination
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The fall weather conditions we yearn for have
arrived cool nights are followed by clear
sunrises and warm mid-days.
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Student use of the art gallery is modest in
fact, some students never set foot in it the
whole time they attend college.
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Student radicalism still exists on many campuses
the great majority of students, however, pay
little attention to political and social issues.
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Notice that in the last exampleStudent
radicalism still exists on many campuses the
great majority of students, however, pay little
attention to political and social issues.The
connector however is placed inside the second
clause, but the semi-colon stays where it is.
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The sentence would also be correct with the
however placed right after the semi-colonStuden
t radicalism still exists on many campuses
however, the great majority of students pay
little attention to political and social issues.
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Notice that however with a semi-colon is a more
formal way to achieve the same effect as a comma
with but. The writer can choose the degree of
formality.
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Coordination ExercisesPart IFill in the
coordinating conjunction that makes the most
sense.
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Coordinating conjunctions (a partial list)
Reviewand butfor ornor soyet
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Part I1. Clarissa wanted to cook veal for
dinner, ........ Jose wanted to eat out.
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Part I1. Clarissa wanted to cook veal for
dinner, but Jose wanted to eat out.
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Part I2. Well clean the downstairs, ........
you can do the upstairs.
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Part I2. Well clean the downstairs, and you
can do the upstairs.
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Part I3. Our government can focus on strong
defense, ........ it can focus on peace.
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Part I3. Our government can focus on strong
defense, or it can focus on peace.
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Part I4. Uncle Humberto always complains about
the untidiness of others, ........ he turns every
place he goes to into a pig sty.
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Part I4. Uncle Humberto always complains about
the untidiness of others, yet he turns every
place he goes to into a pig sty.
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Part I5. We just had to spend 500.00 fixing
the car, ........we wont be able to take that
trip to TJ.
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Part I5. We just had to spend 500.00 fixing
the car, so we wont be able to take that trip to
TJ.
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Part IIWrite three compound sentences (like the
ones before) using the coordinating conjunctions
indicated. Make sure you join two complete
sentences with the conjunction that makes sense.
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Part II1. but2. or3. so
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Part II Answer may vary1. My parents want me
to spend Thanksgiving with them, but I want to
have dinner with my friends.
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Part II Answer may vary 2. Should I spend
time with my family, or should I spend time with
my girlfriend?
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Part II Answer may vary 3. I was bored, so I
watched television.
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Part IIIWrite out the following pairs of
sentences, joining them with a semi-colon and one
of the following connectors in fact, on the
other hand, however
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Part III1. We try to help as many students as
we can. We simply do not have the resources to
help people who are not enrolled.
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Part III Answer1. We try to help as many
students as we can however, we simply do not
have the resources to help people who are not
enrolled.
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Part III2. Maria has been a great help to me.
She just proofread an essay for me this morning.
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Part III Answer2. Maria has been a great help
to me in fact, she just proofread an essay for
me this morning.
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Part III3. The college is proud of its
transfer curriculum. It offers many useful
vocational programs to the students who dont
plan to transfer.
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Part III Answer3. The college is proud of its
transfer curriculum on the other hand, it offers
many useful vocational programs to the students
who dont plan to transfer.