coordination and subordination

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• My friend likes to eat grapes and they are healthy to eat.
• My friend likes to eat grapes, and they are healthy to eat.
• My friends likes to eat; grapes are healthy to eat.
• My friend likes to eat grapes; furthermore they are healthy to eat.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• I can hardly believe I'll be a sophomore so soon but I know it's true.
• I can hardly believe I'll be a sophomore so soon; but I know it's true.
• I can hardly believe I'll be a sophomore so soon, but I know it's true.
• I can hardly believe I'll be a sophomore, so soon but I know it is true.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• A long, warm weekend was nice; however now it's hard to focus on school.
• A long, warm weekend was nice; however, now it's hard to focus on school.
• A long, warm weekend was nice, however now it's hard to focus on school.
• A long, warm weekend was nice, however, now it's hard to focus on school.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Coordination is

• a complete thought.

• the combining of two complete sentences.

• rarely used in formal writing.

• a sentence with a subject and verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Before you combine two thoughts,

• you must be sure that both are complete sentences.

• just use a comma.

• be sure to start with a capital letter.

• read them out loud.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

Semi-colons are only used in coordination.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

One of the rules of coordination is

• Use a semi-colon to separate two complete sentences.

• Use a comma to separate two complete sentences.

• Use a period to separate two complete sentences.

• Use no punctuation to separate two complete sentences.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Subordination is

• combining two complete sentences.

• a way to avoid using any punctuation in a complete sentence.

• the best choice for combining several thoughts.

• combining an incomplete sentence with a complete sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which of the following shows a complex sentence with coordinating clauses?

• If I see her on Friday, I'll tell her the news.
• I'll see her on Friday and tell her the news.
• I see her on Fridays. I'll tell her the news.
• I'll tell her the news when I see her on Friday.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which of the following shows a complex sentence with a subordinate clause?

• What you need to tell her is strictly confidential.
• You need to tell her but it is strictly confidential.
• It is strictly confidential and you need to tell her.
• It is strictly confidential. However you need to tell her.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F