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Joining Independent Clauses
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Dependent or independent – that is the question…
PART ONE: Joining Independent Clauses
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Independent Clauses An independent clause:
Is a group of words with a subject and verb Forms a complete thought Can stand alone as a sentence
Example: the boy runs chocolate candy is my favorite she got a new puppy last week
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Two Independent Clauses Two independent clauses may stand as two
separate sentences.
Two independent clauses may be joined With a semicolon With a comma plus a coordinating conjunction
Two independent clauses may NOT be joined With only a comma
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Stand Alone Two independent clauses may stand as two
separate sentences.
Example: I was hungry. I ate some pizza.
Both clauses have a subject and a verb. They both form a complete thought. Each clause may stand as a separate sentence.
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Joined with SemicolonTwo independent clauses may be joined
With a semicolon Clauses must be closely related
Example: I was hungry; I ate some pizza.
Both clauses have a subject and a verb and form a complete thought. They are closely related, so they may be joined by a semicolon.
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Coordinating Conjunctions
Two independent clauses may be joined:
With a comma plus a coordinating conjunction
MEMORIZE
And But For Or Nor So Yet
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Comma plus ConjunctionTwo independent clauses may be joined
With a comma plus a coordinating conjunction
Examples: I was hungry, so I ate some pizza. I was hungry, and I ate some pizza. I was not hungry, yet I ate some pizza.
The conjunction follows the comma.
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NEVER a comma aloneTwo independent clauses may NEVER be joined
With a comma alone
Example: I was hungry, I ate some pizza.
INCORRECT
This is called a “comma splice.” Add a coordinating conjunction after the comma.
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Is this correct? It rained all day, Judy could not go play
outside.
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It rained all day, Judy could not go play outside.
Two independent clauses may NOT be joined by a comma alone.
Answer:
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Is this correct? The rain soon disappeared, for the sun
had returned.
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Answer: The rain soon disappeared, for the sun
had returned.
Two independent clauses MAY be joined with a comma PLUS a coordinating conjunction.
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Is this correct?Everyone loves Sam; he is always smiling.
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Answer:Everyone loves Sam; he is always smiling.
Two independent clauses MAY be joined with a comma PLUS a coordinating conjunction.
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SummaryAn independent clause is a group of words that
form a complete thought and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
You may join two independent clauses in these ways:Use a period between them to allow them to stand as
two separate sentences.Use a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction.Use a semicolon.
You may NOT use a comma alone when joining two independent clauses.