Writing 2101F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Independent Clause

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2101F/G
• Professor: Tara Lee

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List of three or (cid:373)ore ite(cid:373)s, (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) ite(cid:373)s a(cid:374)d (cid:271)efore last (cid:272)o(cid:374)jugatio(cid:374), usuall(cid:455) (cid:862)a(cid:374)d(cid:863) The (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)a (cid:271)efore the (cid:862)a(cid:374)d(cid:863) is optio(cid:374)al a(cid:374)d is (cid:272)alled a serial/o(cid:454)ford (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)a. The comma never goes before the list, only between items. After introductory elements at the start of sentences to divide the introductory wording from the main clause, the comma usually precedes the subject. Ex. (cid:862)finally, we were able to succeed(cid:863) or (cid:862)be(cid:272)ause all of this happe(cid:374)ed, (cid:449)e lear(cid:374)ed a lesso(cid:374)(cid:863) Bet(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)(cid:272)oordi(cid:374)ati(cid:374)g adje(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es(cid:863) (those that the order of the adje(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e changed and applied separately to the word they are modifying) Coordi(cid:374)ati(cid:374)g adje(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e s(cid:272)ra(cid:373)(cid:271)led a(cid:374)d the (cid:272)o(cid:374)ju(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:862)a(cid:374)d(cid:863) (cid:449)ould (cid:449)ork if placed between them. Rudy is a gentle, affectionate dog (or vice versa) No (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)as used (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)u(cid:373)ulati(cid:448)e adje(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es that (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e s(cid:272)ra(cid:373)(cid:271)led. Before the seven fanboys conjunctions joining together two independent clauses. An independent clause is one that can stand alone as a separate sentence.