Subordination & Coordination Review

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What is subordination in sentence structure?

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Subordination is the grammatical process of linking a dependent clause to an independent clause, indicating that one clause is subordinate to the other.

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What is coordination in sentence structure?

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Coordination is the grammatical process of linking two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or) to form a compound sentence.

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What are independent clauses?

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Independent clauses are groups of words that contain a subject and a verb and express a complete thought. They can stand alone as sentences.

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What are dependent clauses?

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Dependent clauses are groups of words that contain a subject and a verb but do not express a complete thought. They cannot stand alone as sentences.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two independent clauses or words of equal importance (e.g., and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet).

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What is a subordinating conjunction?

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A subordinating conjunction is a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause (e.g., although, because, since, unless, while).

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How do you punctuate a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is punctuated with a comma before the coordinating conjunction that connects the two independent clauses.

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What is the purpose of a comma in complex sentences?

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In complex sentences, a comma is used to separate the dependent clause from the independent clause when the dependent clause comes first.

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Provide an example of a sentence using subordination.

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Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.

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Provide an example of a sentence using coordination.

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I wanted to go to the movies, but I had too much homework.