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Writing 2121F/G Lecture Notes - Dependent Clause, Apposition, Semicolon

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15 Nov 2011
School
Western University
Department
Writing
Course
Writing 2121F/G
Professor
Tim Freeborn

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Wrong: although i drink coffee; he drinks tea. Because although i drink coffee is a subordinate clause. Dickens"s most memorable characters include uriah heap, an unctuous clerk; Sloppy, a gifted mimic; and dick swiveller, a failed playboy. Appositive phrase: an unctuous clerk, a gifted mimic, a failed playboy . Use semi colons to separate items in the list when each item contains internal punctuation (the comma that separates the appositive phrase from the noun it renames. ) Internal punctuation is when a comma is used not to link another point or phrase but it links something related to the phrase. I and my family went to the bighead river, which was muddy; the beaver valley. Motel, which was overpriced; and raper"s park, which was unfortunately named. Use a colon to introduce a list, appositive phrase or quotation. Use a colon after a main clause. List: the daily routine should include the following: three scotch-and-sodas, fifty cigarettes, and ten cups of coffee.

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METHOD 2: Separate two independent clauses with a semicolon or a period.

  1. faulty: Students write papers, professors correct them.

revised: Students write papers; professors correct them.

faulty: The men cooked dinner, the women mixed the drinks.

revised: The men cooked dinner. The women mixed the drinks.

 

In addition, connecting words such as however, therefore, consequently, nevertheless, likewise, besides, also, then, furthermore should be used after the semicolon or period--but not a comma. Because these are strong words, they should be followed by a comma. The word then is an exception; it does not generally take a comma.

  1. - Students write papers; then professors correct them.

- The men cooked dinner; therefore, the women mixed the         drinks.

- The train stops here. However, it is always late.

- I hope the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. Nevertheless,     they have a way to go yet.

 

EXERCISE:

Correct each of the following by placing a semicolon or period between the independent clauses. Add commas where they are needed.

  1. I received the most votes therefore I was elected.
  2. I want to visit him however I am not feeling well.
  3. The play was a comedy, it was very funny.
  4. You want your freedom nevertheless you will have to get a  job.
  1. She must be out of town otherwise she would be here.
  2. First we eat dinner, then we have dessert.

 

METHOD 3. Change one of the independent clauses into a dependent clause. This can be done using one of the CONDITIONAL WORDS we discussed earlier.

** Remember, when a dependent clause comes at the beginning of a sentence, it is followed by a comma.

  1. faulty: Students write papers, professors correct them.

revised: When students write papers, professors correct them.

faulty: The train stops here, it is always late.

revised: The train stops here although it is always late.

 

EXERCISE

 

Each of the following contains two independent clauses. Correct the sentence by making one of them into a dependent clause.

 

  1. We went to the museum, Bob went to the ball game.

 

  1. You are my sister I love you.

 

  1. I don't like crowds, I enjoy going to the beach.

 

  1. The temperature dropped it started to rain.

 

  1. I get my change, I look for a penny.

 

  1. You were gone the plumber came.

A rock is thrown from the top edge of a 100-ft tall building at some unknown angle above the horizontal. The rock strikes the ground a horizontal distance of 160 ft from the base of the building 5.0 s after being thrown. Assume that the ground is level and that the side of the building is vertical. Determine the speed with which the rock was thrown. [Hint: Choose an origin of coordinates and decide which directions are positive. Use a constant-acceleration equation for the x and y directions separately. Solve them to find the components of the initial velocity and hence the speed. You do not need to solve for the angle (although you can).]