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What are Coordinating sentences?

We all know the meaning of “coordination” which means something that support our ideas and “subordinate” means something of lesser importance. As the name suggests, coordinating sentences and subordinating sentences are very much useful in forming the relationships between the ideas and tells us about the ideas that are supporting our idea or our sentence and the sentences that are making our sentences lower in position. These kinds of sentences are very much important in English as we may have to emphasize or reduce the importance of several issues in the sentences that we use. Let us know when to use coordinating sentence parts and how to use these coordinating sentences.

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We generally use the coordinate sentences when we want to compare any equally important ideas in a sentence and combine two independent clauses. Usually we use the following methods to coordinate sentence parts:

  • Coordination using a conjunction

The conjunctions that we use for coordinating the sentences are and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet etc. Each of these conjunctions represent a different meaning and used in different situations.

“And” is used to link between or combine two ideas.

“But” is used to combine two contrast ideas.

“For” is used to show a cause.

“Nor” is used to give a negative meaning.

  • Using a pair of correlative conjunctions

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Some of the examples for the pair of coordinative conjunctions include either-or, neither-nor, not only-but also etc.

E.g. He is neither best nor worst.

These are used to combine different sentences which coordinate each other. These show a balance between two independent clauses.

  • Coordination using a semicolon

Semicolon is used to link two independent clauses that are of equal importance. Generally we represent the cause and result kind of sentences separated using a semicolon.

E.g. Sheela went to the market; she brought fresh vegetables.

  • Coordination using a conjunctive verb.

Conjunctive verbs include therefore, as a result, for example, in addition, however etc.

These are also commonly used conjunctives which are use to indicate different relationships between the sentences. When we are using these kinds of conjunctives we need to decide which ideas can be combined to give the exact meaning. The incorrect usage of these conjunctions to represent the relationships between the ideas leads to the change in the meaning.

E.g. The creation of computers has greatly helped the society; in addition to providing the job opportunities, it also improved our life styles.

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Subordinating sentences

Subordinating sentences are used to make a connection between two different and unequal sentences. These sentences show the relationship between two different and independent sentences by putting the most important idea in the main clause and the other less important idea as the subordinating clause. Main clause is usually shown by a dependent clause and the subordinating clause emphasizes or represents the ideas or relationships among the ideas and differentiates the importance of one idea over the other. These types of sentences give much strength to our writing or our speech and make our idea more clear to the audience.

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Before using the coordinated sentences we need to think about the logic. If we form the sentences without proper logic and thought leads to the sentences with different meaning. So we should follow the steps for using the ideas to form the subordinating sentences.

  1. Make the differentiation between the ideas and decide which an important idea is and which is supposed to be the main clause of our sentence and the idea which is used as a subordinating clause.
  2. The main clause should express the complete idea and it should have the necessary subject or the verb.
  3. We have to choose the subordinating cause that represents the best relationship with the main clause and gives the exact meaning.
  4. We can use the main clause and subordinating clause in any order that we want i.e. we can use either main clause or subordinating clause in the beginning or at the end. But they should give the meaning that we want to show.

Some of the examples for the subordinating conjunctions include because, before, although, if, though, unless, where, wherever etc.

These subordinating conjunctions should be used according to their meaning and according to the situation. They should represent the relationship between the two ideas correctly.

Let us the meaning of each subordinating clauses that we have mentioned above.

Because, as – cause and reason

Whether, rather than, than – choice

Even if, unless – condition

Though, even though, although – contrast

So, so that, in order that, that – result or effect

Where, wherever – location or place

Since, until, while, when, after, before – time

Let us see some of the examples for the subordinated sentences by considering some non-coordinated sentences and coordinated forms for the corresponding sentences.

E.g. The climate was very bad today. I am not going to class today.

Above sentence is non-coordinated sentence and shows no proper relationship between the sentences. By adding the subordinating conjunction, the relationship between the sentences can be formed correctly which makes the reader very easy to read and sounds properly when we speak.

As the climate was very bad today, I am not going to class.

E.g. The team was very strong. Team is not allowed to participate in the final cup.

The sentences are non-coordinated and represent no relationship between the two sentences. The coordinated sentence for the above sentences is:

Even though the team was very strong, it is not allowed for the final cup.

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What are Run-on sentences?

When we are forming sentences there are several situations in which we may make mistakes. We may be doing the grammar mistakes, spelling or capital letters usage mistakes. Of all the common mistakes that we do with sentences are run-on sentences and fragments. These create so much difficulty for the readers to understand the sentences because these change the meaning of the sentences. When we are writing some important documents related to business then it is of utmost important to avoid these kinds of errors. So let us about these run-on sentences errors.

These run-on sentence errors occur because of the incorrect joining of two independent clauses. By not putting a comma in between the independent sentences may became an error and changes the meaning of the sentences. By this missing comma splice the meaning of the sentences get changes and make the reader confused.

E.g. Our body parts will be in an initial stage of development we born we will born with all the parts of our body.

In the above sentence there is no comma which makes it difficult for the reader in reading the sentence. He can’t understand which part of the sentence mean which meaning. The usage of the comma makes the sentences meaningful and suggests the reader to break the sentence up to that point and then continue with the other part of the sentence.

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The correct version of the above sentence that makes sense to the reader is:

Our body will be in an initial stage of development, but we born with all the parts of the body.

We can easily solve the problem of run-on sentences by following the simple tips:

  1. Break the sentence into the meaningful sentences when they are very long and make sure that they are giving the same meaning that you want to convey to the readers. Try to use the commas, conjunctions to break the sentence into parts and make correct usage of the conjunctions.
  2. Try to form the compound sentences which use s the conjunctives to form the meaningful sentence when two or more sentences are joined.
  3. Try to use the semicolon an create some compound statements which will make the reader easier to read the sentence very easily and get the meaning of the sentence very easily.
  4. Try to add some subordinating conjunctions which we discussed in the earlier topic and this usage brings the meaning to the sentences when we join them. But we should be careful while selecting these conjunctions from several according to the situation and meaning.
  5. Make sure that the reader can understand the long sentences that you write without losing the meaning of the sentences that you want to convey to the reader.

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