PDF-EXERCISE Choppy Sentences Combine the following sentences by subordinating minor ideas

You must decide which ideas are minor because the sentences are given out of context Example Agnes was another girl I worked with She was a hyperactive child a The lift chairs were going around very fast They were bumping the skiers into their seats. Too many simple sentences can become boring. Combining sentences varies the structure of a piece of writing.. You can make your writing more concise by combining sentences to avoid unnecessary repetition.. 7.3 in your textbook. How atoms combine. Atoms with a full valence shell are very stable . Only the Noble gases are considered stable and therefore unreactive. Elements that have unfilled valence shells combine with other elements. - 11/4. For each of the following sentences, decide how . many INDEPENDENT CLAUSES . each . example sentence . has (. look for subjects and predicates. ). 1. SIMPLE . SENTENCE. : Phil the firefly flew through the forest.. • . Helps to combine a dependent clause to an independent clause.. • . Dependent clause – incomplete thought . After the game. •. Independent clause – complete thought (subject, predicate, doesn’t need more info). What is a conjunction?. A conjunction is . a sentence joiner. .. FANBOYS review. The FANBOYS words are . coordinating. . conjunctions. . We can use them to . combine two complete sentences.. FANBOYS REVIEW. s. ubordinating. . conjunctions?. Conjunctions. Subordinating. Grammar Toolkit. Conjunctions. Subordinating. A conjunction joins sentences, . clauses or words within a clause.. Tom . and. . Tim are twins, . Conjunctions. Join words, phrases, and clauses. Examples. Max . and. . Mae were tempted by the sign that said “Free . Kandee. .”. Hey, guys, I’m going to run home . really quickly . and. eat some brains.. From. Susan Anker’s Real Writing with Reading. Definition. Coordination “ can be used to join two sentences when the ideas in them are equally important” (483).. Subordination “ can be used to join two sentences when one idea is more important than the other” (483).. Miss Johnson. Conjunctions. Conjunctions. : a word that connects words, phrases (groups of words that . do not . contain both a subject and a verb), or clauses (groups of words that. do . contain subjects and verbs). Sentences. Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas. The sentences can be joined to form a . compound sentence.. Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer. Look at these examples.. Why does it matter?. Coordinate vs. Subordinate. Coordinate: “of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance” (Dictionary.com). Subordinate: “of less importance; secondary” (Dictionary.com). What is a compound sentence?. A . compound sentence . has at least one . independent clause. ; . it is . usually two independent clauses joined by a semi-colon or a conjunction.. In other words, a . compound . W.C. 1.3. What will we combine sentences with today?. participial phrases. Identify the . participle . . in the following sentences. Partner Share. Adjectives that look like verbs that end with –. All conjunctions are called glue words because they glue together parts of sentences.. . Before we talk about types of conjunctions, we need to know what they can glue together and what those things mean....