Key Concepts Coordination and Subordination Combining choppy sentences Ineffective Use of Coordination and Subordination Avoid subordinating excessively

Coordination Draws attention to two or more ideas (112) Join words or phrases with: –Coordinating/Correlative conjunctions –Commas –Semicolons I write s often; therefore, a letter will not be sent.

Subordination To give unequal emphasis to two or more ideas (113) Major ideas are in an independent clause while minor ideas are in subordinate clauses or phrases Since I am writing so many s, letters will not be sent.

Combining Choppy Sentences ( ) Short sentences can add emphasis when used correctly and sparingly –Although too many of them make your writing sound choppy Minor ideas can be combined using coordination and subordination I wrote an . Letters are old-fashioned. s are fast.

Ineffective Use of Coordination and Subordination (115) Coordination –Use only when ideas are equally important –One idea is more important than the other, subordinate Three days went by, and I still hadn’t received a letter, but that’s okay I did receive an . Subordination –Don’t bury major ideas with subordination –Only use this style with minor ideas My uncle knew the had arrived and told me the letter would not arrive in time.

Avoid Subordinating Excessively (116) Combining too many choppy sentences into a run-on sentence Dividing the sentence can help reconstruct the minor ideas I wrote the letter three days ago, and I still haven’t received a letter back, but I did receive an , in which talked about my friends day.