Sentence Combining Subordination Grammar Lesson Five

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Sentence CombiningSubordinationGrammar Lesson
Five
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Subordinating conjunctions (a partial
list)after as soon ashow wheneverunless alt
houghif as though
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Subordinating conjunctions (cont)than untila
s becausethat provided thatwhen as
ifbefore sincethough while
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Usingsubordinating conjunctions Subordination
creates a different relationship between two
sentences being combined, one of which is a
dependent clause.
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Usingsubordinating conjunctions These
dependent clauses require another independent
clause to complete the compound sentence.
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Usingsubordinating conjunctions The
subordinate (dependent) clause is typically not
the main point the writer is trying to make.
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Combine the following sentences using if You
dont want to go to the game.Let me know right
away.
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Combined if If you dont want to go to the
game, let me know right away.
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This combined sentence is called a complex
sentence, and it uses subordination as the
connecting relationship. The second clause is
subordinate to the first or main clause.
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The main clause can stand alone, but the
subordinating clause depends on the main clause
for clarity.
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Notice that the order of the clause can be
reversed without losing the meaning of the
sentence.
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If you dont want to go to the game, let me know
right away. vs.Let me know right away, ifyou
dont want to go to the game.
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In the following examples, notice the different
relationships created by the various
subordinating conjunctions
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Although, Maria was broke, she invited Juan to
the dance club.
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Maria invited Juan to the dance club, although
she was broke.
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Unless, they get lucky, the Dodgers always fade
in the stretch.
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Our program has to be cut, because the government
reduced the funding.
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Whenever the Lakers lose, David goes into a deep
depression.
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I grew up in Buffalo, where summers are hot and
winters are cold.
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Ever since Laura spent that year in Spain, shes
been a coffee drinker.
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No matter what the relationship between the two
clauses may be (time, place, contradiction, or
consequence) in every case the dependent or
subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a
sentence.
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The fragments clearly leave us hangingWhen I
finish mowing the lawnIf you dont come now
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Coordination and subordination mesh quite
smoothly and are frequently combinedIf I work
too hard, I dont have enough fun, but if I have
enough fun, I feel guilty.
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andRoberto likes Graciella, so whenever hes
with her, hes very attentive.
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In the first example If I work too hard, I
dont have enough fun, but if I have enough fun,
I feel guilty. two complex sentences, each with
its subordinate and main clauses, are joined
with but into one large compound sentence
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In the second example Roberto likes Graciella,
so whenever hes with her, hes very attentive.
A simple sentence is joined by so to a complex
sentence beginning with whenever.
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In both cases, a coordinating conjunction is
followed immediately by a subordinator (but if,
so whenever). This kind of sentence is called
compound-complex.
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Combine the following pairs of sentences by
inserting an appropriate subordinating
conjunction in front of either clause adjusting
the punctuation as needed. Choose a conjunction
that makes good sense.
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Part I1. I cant go to the Steel Pulse
concert. I have to work.
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Part I1. I cant go to the Steel Pulse
concert, as I have to work.
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2. Maria chewed each piece of meat many times.
Clarissa covered her eyes.
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2. Maria chewed each piece of meat many times,
while Clarissa covered her eyes.
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3. Anne had never ridden a motorcycle. Her
husband gave her one last week.
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3. Anne had never ridden a motorcycle, although
her husband gave her one last week.
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4. It starts to rain a lot. Pedro gets very
moody.
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It starts to rain a lot, when Pedro gets very
moody.Meaning????
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4. Pedro gets very moody, when it starts to rain
a lot.Mejor!
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5. I spent two years in Hawaii. The weather is
warm and life moves slowly.
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5. I spent two years in Hawaii, as the weather
is warm and life moves slowly.
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6. Ill come to your house tonight. I get off
work.
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6. Ill come to your house tonight, when I get
off work.
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Part IIWrite three complete sentences, using
the following conjunctions either at the
beginning of the sentence or in the middle to
connect the two clauses.
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Part II1. if2. as long as3. while
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Part II Answers may vary1. if
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Part II Answers may vary1. You will receive a
trophy, if you win the spelling bee.
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Part II Answers may vary1. I would be happy,
if you were happy living in Harmony, California.
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Part II Answers may vary2. as long as
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Part II Answers may vary2. My sister will go
to the party, as long as she gets good grades.
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Part II Answers may vary2. My mom said I
could go to the party, as long as I clean my
room.
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Part II Answers may vary3. while
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Part II Answers may vary3. He will clean the
kitchen, while my mom cleans the water closet
(WC).
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Part II Answers may vary3. I was mad, while
you were happy.
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Part IIIWrite two compound-complex sentences.
In each sentence use a combination of a
coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so) and a
subordinating conjunction (if, since, when,
because, although, after, as).
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Part III ExampleI usually enjoy going to a
movie, but when the person sitting behind me
kicks my chair for two hours, I dont have much
fun.