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UseCOORDINATIONtoshowthattwoormoreelementsinasentenceareequallyimportantinmeaning.
Option2:Independentclause;independentclause.
UseSUBORDINATIONtoindicatethatsomeelementsinasentencearelessimportantthanothersforyour
meaning.
Option1:Dependent2clause,independentclause.
Inthissituation,asentencebeginswithoneofthefollowingwords,soacommamustcomeafterthedependent
clause:
After If Until
Although Inorderthat When
As/Asif Ratherthan Whenever
Because Since Where/Whereas
During Though Whether
Even/Eventhough Unless While
Option2:Independentclausedependentclause.
Inthissituation,thesubordinatingconjunctionfallsinthemiddleofthesentence(justbeforethedependent
clause).Inthiscase,youdonotaddacomma.
1
Anindependentclausemakesacompletestatementandcanstandaloneasasentence.
Iwenttothegrocerystore.
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Adependentclauseisjustlikeanindependentclauseexceptthatitbeginswithasubordinatingword,whichturnsthe
independentclauseintoanincompletestatementthatcannotstandaloneasasentence.
WhenIwenttothegrocerystore,Iboughtsomemilk.