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Coordination
Coordination and
and
Subordination
Subordination
Or would it be
Should I better to
coordinate subordinate
with for? with
because?
This presentation
covers the differences
between
coordination and
subordination and
the relationship
between clauses
within a sentence.
A
A coordination
coordination and/or
and/or
subordination
subordination item item on
on an
an
objective
objective testtest might
might look
look
like
like this
this ......
Sample
Sample Item
Item
cats;She
The interviewer had seven Persian cats. she
as a
would
result, sheMarvin’s
understand
would understand
wouldMarvin’s
understand
predicament.
predicament.
Marvin’s predicament.
Still
balanced.
Subordination
Subordination
• Subordination gives less attention to one
idea so that the other has emphasis.
• Use subordinate conjunctions, such as
because, even though, and when.
Since tried
Marvin Marvin
to clean
tried tohis
clean
suit.his was, he
Hesuit latewas
to the
late to
the interview.
interview.
I’m sorry.
Here
Here are
are the
the subordinate
subordinate
conjunctions.
conjunctions.
after since
although so [that implied], so that
as than
because that
before though
even though unless
if, even if when, whenever
in order that where, wherever, whereas
once whether
provided that while
Use
Use a a comma
comma ifif you
you subordinate
subordinate the
the
first
first of
of the
the two
two clauses.
clauses.
Even
Cat though
hair clung tocat
Marvin’s
hair clung
panttolegs.
Marvin’s
He still
pantgot the
legs, he still got the job.
job.
The second
clause has more
The first
emphasis
clause is
because its
less
thought is
important.
complete.
Use no
Use no punctuation
punctuation if
if you
you subordinate
subordinate
the second
the second of
of the
the two
two clauses.
clauses.
successCat
Marvin smiled at his success. ashair
cat wafted
hair wafted
in his
wake.
in his wake.
Show me
what you
know!
Item
Item 1
1
A.furthermore
B.moreover
C.however
however
D.additionally
Item
Item 2
2
A.Because
B.Since
C.As a result,
D.Unless
Unless
Item
Item 3
3
A.as a result
B.moreover
moreover
C.however
D.on the other hand
Item
Item 4
4
A.because
B.for
for
C.since
D.unless
Item
Item 5
5
A.Unless
B.Although
C.Whereas
D.After
After
Quick
Quick Test,
Test, Part
Part 2
2
Now try
this
type!
Item
Item 6
6
A.
A. We decided
decided to
toskip
skipbreakfast,
breakfast,forfor
a spider
a spider
crawled out
crawled outofofthe
thecereal
cerealbox.
box.
B. We decided to skip breakfast, and a spider
crawled out of the cereal box.
C. We decided to skip breakfast, so a spider
crawled out of the cereal box.
Item
Item 7
7
A.
A. Even
Even though
thoughHankHankvacuumed
vacuumed the
the
rental
rental
car,car,
he
failed
he failed
to remove
to remove
all the
allhair
theof
hair
Bonkers,
of Bonkers,
his
golden
his golden
retriever.
retriever.
B. Unless Hank vacuumed the rental car, he failed
to remove all the hair of Bonkers, his golden
retriever.
C. Since Hank vacuumed the rental car, he failed
to remove all the hair of Bonkers, his golden
retriever.
Item
Item 9
9
A.
A. Andre
Andre mowed
mowedthe
thelawn
lawnwhile
while
Celia
Celia
watched
watched
soap operas
soap operason
ontelevision.
television.
B. While Andre mowed the lawn Celia watched
soap operas on television.
C. While Andre mowed the lawn Celia, on the
other hand, watched soap operas on television.
The End.