CONJUNCTIONS WITH INDEPENDENT CLAUSES Reyna Pineda Tiffany Mc
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CONJUNCTIONS WITH INDEPENDENT CLAUSES Reyna Pineda & Tiffany Mc. Gee
DEFINITION Conjunction- the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space Independent clause-is a clause that can stand by itself as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself and therefore expresses a complete thought.
EXAMPLES - Julia likes to eat cake, Frank likes to eat soup. -They wanted to go to the mall but Stacey was sick. -Miriam said she didn’t like math class for it was too much homework. - Billy didn’t want to mow the grass and his attitude showed it. - I started my essay early so I will not wait until the last minute.
HOW TO IDENTIFY - Julia likes to eat cake, Frank likes to eat soup. -They wanted to go to the mall but Stacey was sick. -Miriam said she didn’t like math class for it was too much homework. - Billy didn’t want to mow the grass and his attitude showed it. - I started my essay early so I will not wait until the last minute.
HOW TO CORRECT - Option 1: Make into two complete sentences -Option 2: Use a comma with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY) -Option 3: Use a semi colon -Option 4: Use a subordinate conjunction (After, although, as if, etc. )
CORRECTED EXAMPLES - Julia likes to eat cake, but Frank likes to eat soup. -They wanted to go to the mall, but Stacey was sick. -Miriam said she didn’t like math class, for it was too much homework. - Billy didn’t want to mow the grass, and his attitude showed it. - I started my essay early, so I will not wait until the last minute.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLES -The festival was held today, but it was cancelled due to the weather. -Greg wore a yellow shirt and Stacey wore a purple shirt. -I would rather go back to sleep, but I cannot skip my classes. -English class is no fun, but we are required to take this course. -The color of my shoes were white, but then Bobby pushed me in a pile of mud. -Lily fell asleep in class, for she stayed up all night writing her essay. -Today is Monday but I wish it were Friday.
RESOURCES http: //grammar. yourdictionary. com/parts-of-speech/conjunctions/coordinating -conjunctions. html