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  1. Read this passage from Katherine Anne Porter’s short story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”:


He could speak as much as he pleased.  It was like him to drop in and inquire about her soul as if it were a teething baby, and then stay on for a cup of tea and a round of cards and gossip.

What are the coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions that appear in this passage?

   

  1. Read this passage from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick:


“Hist!  Did you hear that noise, Cabaco?”

“Take the bucket, will ye, Archy?  What noise do ye mean?”

“There it is again—there it is!  It sounds like two or three sleepers turning over, now!”

“Caramba!  Have done, shipmate, will ye?  It’s the three soaked biscuits ye eat for supper turning inside of ye—nothing else.  Look to the bucket!”


What are the prepositions and interjections that appear in this passage?

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Coordinating Conjunctions
One way of combining sentences to make your writing more mature is by using a coordinating conjunction. This makes two sentences into a single, compound sentence - a sentence with two separate subjects and two separate verbs.
Coordinating Conjunctions: FANBOYS
F: For
A: And
N: Not
B: But
O: Or
Y: Yet
S: So
Punctuation:
If you are putting two complete sentences together with a coordinating conjunction, you need a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
Example: Andrew woke up late. Andrew made it to school on time
Andrew woke up late, yet he made it to school on time. (Two complete sentences joined by comma and "yet.")
 
2) You can also combine sentences by making one of them incomplete. If you are joining a complete sentence with an incomplete sentence. (e.g. a phrase that does not have both a subject, and verb), you don't need a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
 
Which correctly combines the two sentences below using a coordinating conjunction?
The hike to the top of the canyon was only eight miles. It took us all day.
A. The hike on the two of the canyon was only eight miles, but it took us all day.
a. The hike to the top of the canyon was only eight miles but it took us all day.
C. The hike to the top of the canyon was only eight miles, but it took us all day.
PRACTICE 3: Correcting Run-Ons by Adding a Comma and/or a Coordinating Conjunction
Directions: Correct each of the following run-ons by adding a comma, if necessary, and an appropriate. coordinating conjunction. First, underline the subjects, and double underline the verbs.
 
1. In most cultures, popular foods depend on availability and tradition people tend to eat old familiar favorites.
3. In many societies, certain foods are allowed to age this process adds flavor.
5. As an American, you might not like such eggs the thought of eating them might even revolt you.
7. Many Koreans love to eat kimchee, a spicy aged cabbage, Americans often find the taste odd and the smell overpowering.
9. Americans on a visit to Kyrgyzstan consider themselves brave for tasting kumis, local children drink it regularly.
Which answer below, using the subordinate conjunction "although" correctly combines and punctuates these two sentences:
The monarch butterfly flies 2,000 miles to the home of its ancestors. It has never been there before.
A. A monarch flies 2,000 miles to the home of its ancestors, although it has never been there before.
B. Although it has never been there before a monarch flies 2,000 miles to its ancestors.
C. Although, it has never been there before a monarch flies 2,000 miles to its ancestors.
 
Guidelines for Using Subordinate Conjunctions:
Using a subordinate conjunction creates a\} "dependent clause" that must be joined to an, Independent clause.
- Example: I went to the football game. I saw my' friends there.
- When I went to the football game, I saw my friends there.
Examples of Subordinate Conjunctions:
after, although, as, because, before, but that, even if, even though, how, if, in order that, lest, no matter, once, provided that, rather than, since, so that, supposing, though, till, unless, until, what, when, Whenever, where, whereas, wherever whether, while
Punctuating Dependent Clauses:
1. If a dependent clause comes at the beginning of a sentence, you need a comma after it.
- Example: I will finish eating. I will do my homework.
- After I finish eating, I will do my homework. (The dependent clause is at] the beginning of the sentence, followed by a comma. )
2. If a dependent clause comes at the end of a sentence, you generally do not need a comma.
- Example: I will finish eating. I will do my homework.
- I will do my homework after I finish eating. (The dependent clause is at the end of the sentence. No comma is needed before the dependent clause.)
3. Exception: If a dependent clause comes at the end of a sentence and expresses a contrast or a concession, you need a comma before the dependent clause.
- Example: Some people like soccer. Others prefer basketball.
- Some people like soccer, while others prefer basketball. (The sentence contrasts two things and the dependent clause is at the end of the sentence; a comma is needed)
- Example: He decided not to go. He said he would go with us.
- He decided not to go, even though he said he would go with us. (The sentence) is a concession which concedes some fact or supposition despite the assertion in the main clause. The dependent clause is at the end of the sentence; a comma is needed)
- Exceptions like these often include subordinate conjunctions like although, even though, though, whereas, and while (when) it means whereas).
 

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