Coordination and
Subordination: The Compound/Complex
Sentence:
·
Two or more independent
clauses (main ideas)
·
One or more dependent
clauses (subordinate ideas)
Ex: Because she stayed home from school, she
didn’t get the homework, so her friend brought it to her.
To Do:
Example: Page 429, Ex. 10, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12
·
Decide which of your
three ideas is dependent and which two are independent.
·
Decide where your
dependent clause will go (before/after/within).
·
Select a subordinating
conjunction based on the relationship you want to convey (page 425).
·
Select a coordinating
conjunction to connect your two independent clauses (FANBOYS; 423).
·
Check your
punctuation:
If
dependent clause comes first, put a comma between it and the independent
clause. If it comes second, only put a
comma between it and the independent clause it if it is unnecessary to the
meaning of the sentence.
Put a comma before your coordinating conjunction. If you use a conjunctive adverb (pg. 424),
put a semicolon before the conjunctive adverb and a comma after it.