SENTENCE COMBINING
SENTENCE COMBINING
Two or more sentences can be combined into a single sentence. This may be done because sentences are closely related in meaning and belong together, or simply because it is boring to read a series of short sentences that have a similar structure.
METHODS OF COMBINING SENTENCES
PUNCTUATION
Periods (.), question marks (?), and exclamation marks (!) are only used at the end of sentences. A comma(,) is not strong enough to combine two sentences. The resulting error is a comma splice.
Sentences may be combined by the use of the dash (-), the colon (:), or the semi-colon (;).
A dash is used to add information about some part of your sentence. It is informal and better avoided in academic writing.
A colon is also used to add more information, especially to give some examples of something in the sentence. A colon may be followed by a clause OR a group of words which cannot stand alone.
A semi-colon is used to combine clauses. It can be used alone or with a conjunctive adverb.
COORDINATION
Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) can link clauses.
AND is used to give additional information.’
OR is used to join clauses that contain choices or alternatives.
BUT is used to join clauses that contain opposing ideas.
SO is used to link ideas of cause and effect.
Coordination can also be used to connect sentence elements:
Subjects
Predicates
Modifiers
Complements
SUBORDINATION
Combining sentence by subordination makes one clause more important. These sentences have a mani independent clause and one or more subordinate, dependent clauses. One or more of the sentence being combined is reduced to a dependent clause by adding a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun.
Subordinate clauses may be :
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
Relative clause
REDUCTION
A sentence being combined may be further reduced to a phrase (group of words lacking either a subject or a verb).
Participle phrase (verbal as modifier)
Gerund phrase (verbal as noun)
Infinitive phrase ( as subject, complement, or modifier)
Prepositional phrase
Absolute phrase
APPOSITION
In apposition, a word or phrase is placed in a parallel position to a noun in the sentence. It is a parenthetical statement surrounded by commas.
Two or more sentences can be combined into a single sentence. This may be done because sentences are closely related in meaning and belong together, or simply because it is boring to read a series of short sentences that have a similar structure.
METHODS OF COMBINING SENTENCES
PUNCTUATION
Periods (.), question marks (?), and exclamation marks (!) are only used at the end of sentences. A comma(,) is not strong enough to combine two sentences. The resulting error is a comma splice.
Sentences may be combined by the use of the dash (-), the colon (:), or the semi-colon (;).
A dash is used to add information about some part of your sentence. It is informal and better avoided in academic writing.
A colon is also used to add more information, especially to give some examples of something in the sentence. A colon may be followed by a clause OR a group of words which cannot stand alone.
A semi-colon is used to combine clauses. It can be used alone or with a conjunctive adverb.
COORDINATION
Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) can link clauses.
AND is used to give additional information.’
OR is used to join clauses that contain choices or alternatives.
BUT is used to join clauses that contain opposing ideas.
SO is used to link ideas of cause and effect.
Coordination can also be used to connect sentence elements:
Subjects
Predicates
Modifiers
Complements
SUBORDINATION
Combining sentence by subordination makes one clause more important. These sentences have a mani independent clause and one or more subordinate, dependent clauses. One or more of the sentence being combined is reduced to a dependent clause by adding a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun.
Subordinate clauses may be :
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
Relative clause
REDUCTION
A sentence being combined may be further reduced to a phrase (group of words lacking either a subject or a verb).
Participle phrase (verbal as modifier)
Gerund phrase (verbal as noun)
Infinitive phrase ( as subject, complement, or modifier)
Prepositional phrase
Absolute phrase
APPOSITION
In apposition, a word or phrase is placed in a parallel position to a noun in the sentence. It is a parenthetical statement surrounded by commas.