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Grammar (Sent. Str.)
Subordination/Coordination, Run-ons, Fragments (Combining Pract) (RL)
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Combine using the subordinating conjunction "because": I often have a book tucked into my bag. I find waiting in lines and offices extremely frustrating. | Because I find waiting in lines and offices extremely frustrating, I often have a book tucked into my bag. |
Combine using the subordinating conjunction "as": I was walking along the beach. I spotted a school of dolphins leaping and playing just a few yards from shore. | As I was walking along the beach, I spotted a school of dolphins leaping and playing just a few yards from shore. |
Combine using the subordinating conjunction "since": Terrance broke up with his girlfriend. He has been so depressed that it is difficult to be around him. | Since Terrance broke up with his girlfriend, he has been so depressed that it is difficult to be around him. |
Combine using the subordinating conjunction "while": The Christmas lights in the tree glistened and twinkled. A chill wind blew through the yard, kissing our cheeks with icy flecks. | While the Christmas lights in the tree glistened and twinkled, a chill wind blew through the yard, kissing our cheeks with icy flecks. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: Mel attended church each Sunday. She often questioned her faith and the authority of the church. | Mel attended church each Sunday, yet she often questioned her faith and the authority of the church. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: At eighteen years old my grandfather traveled from a tiny village in Russia to New York City. He only had $14 to start his new life. | At eighteen years old my grandfather traveled from a tiny village in Russia to New York City, and he had only $14 to start his new life. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: I have seen this painting many times. I never noticed the small child standing in the corner in the background. | I have seen this painting many times, but I never noticed the small child standing in the corner in the background. |
Combine using a transitional word or phrase to coordinate: Bertrand wanted to please both his mother and his girlfriend. He stopped at the florist after work to buy roses for each. | Bertrand wanted to please both his mother and his girlfriend; thus, he stopped at the florist after work to buy roses for each. |
Combine using a transitional word or phrase to coordinate: The essays were easy to grade. Mrs. Malloy found that she was finished with all seventy-three papers in just one hour. | The essays were easy to grade; as a result, Mrs. Malloy found that she was finished with all seventy-three papers in just one hour. |
Combine using a transitional word or phrase to coordinate: The angry student was displeased with her grade. She took her complaint to the office of the vice-president of the college. | The angry student was displeased with her grade; consequently, she took her complaint to the office of the vice-president of the college. |
Combine using a transitional word or phrase to coordinate: The professor rarely gave extra credit assignments. All the students jumped at the opportunity to earn an extra grade. | The professor rarely gave extra credit assignments; thus, all the students jumped at the opportunity to earn an extra grade. |
Combine using a transitional word or phrase to coordinate: Dalia is a very good student. Her poor test scores don’t prove it. | Dalia is a very good student; nevertheless, her poor test scores don’t prove it. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: The 2011 Mustang is listed as a sports car. I feel that this labeling is unfair because it places an undue burden on honest owners trying to find affordable insurance. | The 2011 Mustang is listed as a sports car, yet I feel that this labeling is unfair because it places an undue burden on honest owners trying to find affordable insurance. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: Edward wanted to study abroad this semester. Financial aid wouldn’t cover the costs of the trip. | Edward wanted to study abroad this semester, but financial aid wouldn’t cover the costs of the trip. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: Each fall the campus swells to capacity. After financial aid reimbursement checks are issued several months later, classes seem to suddenly shrink. | Each fall the campus swells to capacity, and after financial aid reimbursement checks are issued several months later, classes seem to suddenly shrink. |
Combine using a coordinating conjunction: My net book is half the size and weight of a conventional laptop. The counterpoint to this convenience is its small keyboard and limited memory space. | My net book is half the size and weight of a conventional laptop, but the counterpoint to this convenience is its small keyboard and limited memory space. |
Fused, Comma-splice, or Fragment? For example, pasta with meatballs, many varieties of pizza, and cheesy garlic bread. | Fragment |
Fused, Comma-splice, or Fragment? In spring I often visit my Aunt Elizabeth she lives in an ritzy apartment complex on a tree-lined street. | Fused |
Fused, Comma-splice, or Fragment? I always warned him that she would cause problems one day, she is as cold hearted as a reptile. | Comma splice |
Fused, Comma-splice, or Fragment? With a downtrodden heart and very little hope of success in their hearts. | Fragment |
After all the hard work of the day sat down to enjoy a cool beverage in the shade of a large live oak tree. | Fragmant |
Identify as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: The wirey teenager seemed unafraid as he stared down the playground bully. | Complex (Subordinating conjunction "as") |
Identify as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: When the bell rang, the students in Mrs. Murphy's class lined up against the blue wall, and she led them quietly to her classroom: people wondered what she had done to achieve such results. | Compound-complex (subordinate clause "When the bell rang" and three coordinated sentences using a coordinating conjunction "and" and a colon to add further detail or explanataion) |
Identify as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: Tara and Bart stopped by the grocery store on their way home from their date and bought some dessert to share. | Simple (Compound subject "Tara and Bart" and compound verb "stopped and bought") |
Identify as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: I have never enjoyed the sport of skiing, and I don't plan on starting now: I have terrible knees, and I hate to be cold. | Compound (four sentences coordinated through coordinating conjunction "and" and a colon indicating that the second compound sentence adds further explanation) |