{"id":91,"date":"2017-07-20T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/practice-activities-conjunctions\/"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:28:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:28:39","slug":"practice-activities-conjunctions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/practice-activities-conjunctions\/","title":{"raw":"Practice Activities: Conjunctions","rendered":"Practice Activities: Conjunctions"},"content":{"raw":"<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\">Coordinating Conjunctions<\/span><\/h2>\nIn this practice, you will combine multiple sentences\u00a0into a single sentence. For example,\u00a0look at the sentences \"Clint was very skilled at his job. Wade was very skilled at his job.\"\u00a0You would combine these two sentences into something like this, using coordinating conjunctions:\n<ul><li>Clint and Wade were both very skilled at their jobs.<\/li>\n \t<li>Clint was very skilled at his job, and Wade was too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhen you combine sentences, you can remove repeated information. As you complete this exercise, type your answers in the text frame below.\n<ol><li>Wade was really impressed by Clint. Wade\u00a0was anxious about\u00a0working with him.<\/li>\n \t<li>Clint thought Wade was annoying. Clint thought Wade was unpredictable.\u00a0Clint thought Wade was possibly dangerous.<\/li>\n \t<li>In the end, Clint worked well with Wade.\u00a0In the end, Wade\u00a0worked well with Clint.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\n[reveal-answer q=\"843776\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"84376\"]While there are several possible answers, let's walk through a couple of options for each item.\n<ol><li>In this first item, both sentences have the same subject:\u00a0<em>Wade<\/em>.\u00a0Since they have the same subject, we can turn these two sentences into a single sentence with two verbs. Since the ideas present a contrast, the conjunction\u00a0<em>but<\/em>\u00a0is a good choice for this sentence:\n<ul><li>Wade was really impressed by Clint but\u00a0was anxious about\u00a0working\u00a0with him.<\/li>\n \t<li>Wade was really impressed by Clint, but\u00a0he was anxious about\u00a0working\u00a0with Clint.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>All three of the sentences in this item have the same subject and verb. We can combine them together by joining these three similar items:\n<ul><li>Clint thought Wade was annoying, unpredictable,\u00a0and\u00a0possibly dangerous.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>This last item is a little trickier. While the two sentences are very similar, they have different subjects and objects (the thing the sentence does something to or with). We could\u00a0combine just the introductory phrase and then join the two sentences together, or we could change the wording of the sentence a little bit:\n<ul><li>In the end, Clint worked well with Wade, and Wade worked well with Clint.<\/li>\n \t<li>In the end, Clint and Wade worked well\u00a0together.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Different Types of\u00a0Conjunctions<\/h2>\nAll of the conjunctions have been removed from the following passage. Which conjunctions would best fill the gaps? Explain your reasoning why. The sentences have been numbered to aid you in your comments.\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)\u00a0Karni's\u00a0roommate, Joana, decided to drive to work; _____,\u00a0Karni\u00a0rode into the city with her. (2)\u00a0They\u00a0needed to turn left on 140th Street, _____\u00a0that street\u00a0was under construction. (3)\u00a0_____\u00a0Karni\u00a0could say anything, _____, Joana\u00a0had already found an alternate route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(4)\u00a0_____ did Karni arrive at work, _____\u00a0her boss told her she would be working with her coworker Ian on her next project. (5)\u00a0Karni was really impressed by Ian's professional accomplishments, _____\u00a0she\u00a0was anxious about working with him. (6)\u00a0Karni thought Ian was annoying, unpredictable, _____\u00a0reckless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(7)\u00a0_____, Karni was willing to put aside her opinions to get the job done. (8)\u00a0She\u00a0knew Ian\u00a0would put in his best effort _____\u00a0they worked together, _____\u00a0she felt she could do no less\u2014_____ he frustrated her. (9)\u00a0Personal relationships are often _____\u00a0important _____\u00a0professional skills.<\/p>\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\n[reveal-answer q=\"769106\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"769106\"]Here are the sentences with suggested conjunctions. These are not the only possible solutions. If you answered something different, compare your reasoning with the reasoning provided below.\n<ol><li>Karni's\u00a0roommate, Joana, decided to drive to work<strong>;\u00a0therefore,<\/strong>\u00a0Karni\u00a0rode into the city with her.\n<ul><li>As the punctuation currently exists (a semicolon followed by a comma), the sentence needs an adverbial conjunction. However, using\u00a0<em>therefore<\/em> here feels a little stuffy. If you change the semicolon to a comma and remove\u00a0the second comma, you can then use the coordinating conjunction\u00a0<em>so<\/em> instead, which feels more natural: \".\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0,\u00a0so Karni rode into the city with her.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>They\u00a0needed to turn left on 140th Street, <strong>but<\/strong> that street\u00a0was under construction.\n<ul><li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction\u00a0<em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Before<\/strong> Karni\u00a0could say anything,\u00a0<strong>however<\/strong>, Joana\u00a0had already found an alternate route.\n<ul><li>Since there is no comma after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here.\u00a0<em>Before<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n \t<li>Since this blank appears in the middle of an idea, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here.\u00a0<em>However<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>No sooner<\/strong> did Karni arrive at work, <strong>than<\/strong>\u00a0her boss told her she would be working with her coworker Ian on her next project.\n<ul><li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. The sentence indicates the two things happened at the same time, so\u00a0<em>no sooner .\u00a0.\u00a0. than<\/em> is the correct option here.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>Karni was really impressed by Ian's professional accomplishments,\u00a0<strong>but <\/strong>she\u00a0was anxious about working with him.\n<ul><li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>Karni thought Ian was annoying, unpredictable,\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0reckless.\n<ul><li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>and <\/em>has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>However<\/strong>, Karni was willing to put aside her opinions to get the job done.\n<ul><li>Since the blank is followed by a comma, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here. <em>However<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>She\u00a0knew Ian\u00a0would put in his best effort <strong>while <\/strong>they worked together<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>so<\/strong>\u00a0she felt she could do no less\u2014<strong>even if<\/strong> he frustrated her.\n<ul><li>Since there is no comma before or after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here. <em>While<\/em>\u00a0makes the most sense here, but\u00a0<em>as long as<\/em> or\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0would also work.<\/li>\n \t<li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>so<\/em>\u00a0has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n \t<li>This blank is a little trickier; it is preceded by a dash, which can stand in for a lot of different punctuation marks. A subordinating conjunction is likely the best solution. We've used\u00a0<em>even if<\/em> here, but there are a lot of possibilities, including <em>even though<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>Personal relationships are often\u00a0<strong>as <\/strong>important\u00a0<strong>as<\/strong>\u00a0professional skills.\n<ul><li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. The sentence indicates the two things of equal importance, so <em>as<\/em> .\u00a0.\u00a0. <em>as<\/em>\u00a0is the correct option here.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]","rendered":"<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\">Coordinating Conjunctions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this practice, you will combine multiple sentences\u00a0into a single sentence. For example,\u00a0look at the sentences &#8220;Clint was very skilled at his job. Wade was very skilled at his job.&#8221;\u00a0You would combine these two sentences into something like this, using coordinating conjunctions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clint and Wade were both very skilled at their jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Clint was very skilled at his job, and Wade was too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you combine sentences, you can remove repeated information. As you complete this exercise, type your answers in the text frame below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wade was really impressed by Clint. Wade\u00a0was anxious about\u00a0working with him.<\/li>\n<li>Clint thought Wade was annoying. Clint thought Wade was unpredictable.\u00a0Clint thought Wade was possibly dangerous.<\/li>\n<li>In the end, Clint worked well with Wade.\u00a0In the end, Wade\u00a0worked well with Clint.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q843776\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q84376\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">While there are several possible answers, let&#8217;s walk through a couple of options for each item.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In this first item, both sentences have the same subject:\u00a0<em>Wade<\/em>.\u00a0Since they have the same subject, we can turn these two sentences into a single sentence with two verbs. Since the ideas present a contrast, the conjunction\u00a0<em>but<\/em>\u00a0is a good choice for this sentence:\n<ul>\n<li>Wade was really impressed by Clint but\u00a0was anxious about\u00a0working\u00a0with him.<\/li>\n<li>Wade was really impressed by Clint, but\u00a0he was anxious about\u00a0working\u00a0with Clint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>All three of the sentences in this item have the same subject and verb. We can combine them together by joining these three similar items:\n<ul>\n<li>Clint thought Wade was annoying, unpredictable,\u00a0and\u00a0possibly dangerous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This last item is a little trickier. While the two sentences are very similar, they have different subjects and objects (the thing the sentence does something to or with). We could\u00a0combine just the introductory phrase and then join the two sentences together, or we could change the wording of the sentence a little bit:\n<ul>\n<li>In the end, Clint worked well with Wade, and Wade worked well with Clint.<\/li>\n<li>In the end, Clint and Wade worked well\u00a0together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Different Types of\u00a0Conjunctions<\/h2>\n<p>All of the conjunctions have been removed from the following passage. Which conjunctions would best fill the gaps? Explain your reasoning why. The sentences have been numbered to aid you in your comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)\u00a0Karni&#8217;s\u00a0roommate, Joana, decided to drive to work; _____,\u00a0Karni\u00a0rode into the city with her. (2)\u00a0They\u00a0needed to turn left on 140th Street, _____\u00a0that street\u00a0was under construction. (3)\u00a0_____\u00a0Karni\u00a0could say anything, _____, Joana\u00a0had already found an alternate route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(4)\u00a0_____ did Karni arrive at work, _____\u00a0her boss told her she would be working with her coworker Ian on her next project. (5)\u00a0Karni was really impressed by Ian&#8217;s professional accomplishments, _____\u00a0she\u00a0was anxious about working with him. (6)\u00a0Karni thought Ian was annoying, unpredictable, _____\u00a0reckless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(7)\u00a0_____, Karni was willing to put aside her opinions to get the job done. (8)\u00a0She\u00a0knew Ian\u00a0would put in his best effort _____\u00a0they worked together, _____\u00a0she felt she could do no less\u2014_____ he frustrated her. (9)\u00a0Personal relationships are often _____\u00a0important _____\u00a0professional skills.<\/p>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q769106\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q769106\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Here are the sentences with suggested conjunctions. These are not the only possible solutions. If you answered something different, compare your reasoning with the reasoning provided below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Karni&#8217;s\u00a0roommate, Joana, decided to drive to work<strong>;\u00a0therefore,<\/strong>\u00a0Karni\u00a0rode into the city with her.\n<ul>\n<li>As the punctuation currently exists (a semicolon followed by a comma), the sentence needs an adverbial conjunction. However, using\u00a0<em>therefore<\/em> here feels a little stuffy. If you change the semicolon to a comma and remove\u00a0the second comma, you can then use the coordinating conjunction\u00a0<em>so<\/em> instead, which feels more natural: &#8220;.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0,\u00a0so Karni rode into the city with her.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0needed to turn left on 140th Street, <strong>but<\/strong> that street\u00a0was under construction.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction\u00a0<em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Before<\/strong> Karni\u00a0could say anything,\u00a0<strong>however<\/strong>, Joana\u00a0had already found an alternate route.\n<ul>\n<li>Since there is no comma after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here.\u00a0<em>Before<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n<li>Since this blank appears in the middle of an idea, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here.\u00a0<em>However<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>No sooner<\/strong> did Karni arrive at work, <strong>than<\/strong>\u00a0her boss told her she would be working with her coworker Ian on her next project.\n<ul>\n<li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. The sentence indicates the two things happened at the same time, so\u00a0<em>no sooner .\u00a0.\u00a0. than<\/em> is the correct option here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Karni was really impressed by Ian&#8217;s professional accomplishments,\u00a0<strong>but <\/strong>she\u00a0was anxious about working with him.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Karni thought Ian was annoying, unpredictable,\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0reckless.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>and <\/em>has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>However<\/strong>, Karni was willing to put aside her opinions to get the job done.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is followed by a comma, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here. <em>However<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>She\u00a0knew Ian\u00a0would put in his best effort <strong>while <\/strong>they worked together<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>so<\/strong>\u00a0she felt she could do no less\u2014<strong>even if<\/strong> he frustrated her.\n<ul>\n<li>Since there is no comma before or after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here. <em>While<\/em>\u00a0makes the most sense here, but\u00a0<em>as long as<\/em> or\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0would also work.<\/li>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded only by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>so<\/em>\u00a0has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<li>This blank is a little trickier; it is preceded by a dash, which can stand in for a lot of different punctuation marks. A subordinating conjunction is likely the best solution. We&#8217;ve used\u00a0<em>even if<\/em> here, but there are a lot of possibilities, including <em>even though<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Personal relationships are often\u00a0<strong>as <\/strong>important\u00a0<strong>as<\/strong>\u00a0professional skills.\n<ul>\n<li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. 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