Table of Contents
- 1 When two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction?
- 2 Is an independent clause an incomplete sentence?
- 3 Which is not a proper way to join two independent clauses?
- 4 What sentence type has a Dependant clause joined by an independent clause?
- 5 How do you join 3 independent clauses?
When two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction?
The first occurs when a writer puts no mark of punctuation and no coordinating conjunction between independent clauses. The second is called a comma splice, which occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined by just a comma and no coordinating conjunction.
What is the rule with joining independent clauses?
To combine two independent clauses (complete sentences), use a semicolon or a comma and conjunction. To attach a dependent clause, use a comma if it comes before the independent clause; use no comma if it comes after the independent clause, unless it is a “contrast word” (although, though, even though, whereas).
Is an independent clause an incomplete sentence?
An independent clause is a complete sentence in itself but may appear together with other clauses in compound or complex sentences. For example, “as soon as you get here” is a clause; it has a subject (you) and a verb (get), but it doesn’t express a complete thought.
What is it called when two or more independent clauses are joined by a conjunction to make a sentence?
Coordinating Conjunction
What Is a Coordinating Conjunction? A coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank and syntactic importance. They can join two verbs, two nouns, two adjectives, two phrases, or two independent clauses.
Which is not a proper way to join two independent clauses?
(Note: Do not try to join two independent clauses with a simple comma. This error is called a comma splice. Furthermore, do not try to join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction alone, omitting the comma. This error is called a run-on.
When a dependent clause is joined to an independent clause What does it form?
subordination
A dependent clause is one that cannot stand on its own two feet–it needs an independent clause to lean on. You must join a dependent clause to an independent one. This is called subordination.
What sentence type has a Dependant clause joined by an independent clause?
COMPLEX SENTENCE
A COMPLEX SENTENCE has one dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an independent clause.
Do commas not join independent clauses?
Do not join independent clauses by a comma. If two or more clauses, grammatically complete and not joined by a conjunction, are to form a single compound sentence, the proper mark of punctuation is a semicolon. If a conjunction is inserted, the proper mark is a comma (Rule 4).
How do you join 3 independent clauses?
(Compound sentences are sentences that have two (or three) independent clauses which are joined by one of the following conjunctions: for, nor, yet, so, and, but, or. The comma always appears just before the conjunction.
How are clauses joined?
Clauses can be connected to form sentences by coordination, using a coordinating conjunction to connect two independent clauses, and by subordination, using a subordinating conjunction to attach a dependent clause to an independent clause.