CMN 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Semicolon, Independent Clause, Dependent Clause

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 124
• Professor: John Burry

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Phrase group of words containing either a subject or a verb (not both) Clause group of related words containing a subject and a complete verb; when it delivers full meaning it is called an independent clause, when it doesn"t it, it is called a dependent/subordinate clause. Independent the program cost more than we expected. Dependent although the program cost most than we expected, it has improved company morale. Thursday, fred will present his report, and we will vote on the issue. ) May not fully show relationships among ideas. Join related sentences with conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) Over-coordinated sentences skew logic and lack unity. Best at showing the importance of ideas. Any of these makes a sentence dependent: For maximum impact, put important facts first or last. Use short, simple sentences to spotlight key ideas. 1. work at the beginning establishes a focus for the remainder of the sentence.