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| This connects two main clauses. |
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| These are examples of Coordinating Conjunctions. |
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| Subordinating Conjunctions |
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| These connect an independent clause to a dependent clause and a dependent clause to an independent clause. |
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| Unless he gets some help, he will die. |
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| Jan came early so that she could help with the party. |
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| Once the turkey is finished cooking, we can eat. |
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| The game is on Friday night; our team finally got into the playoffs. |
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| Monica wants to go to the movies with us, but she agreed to babysit for Mrs. Kelly. |
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| Aaron's parents will not allow him to go out this weekend, nor will they allow him to talk on the phone. |
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| This contains two independent clauses illegally joined by a comma. |
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| This does not contain an independent clause. |
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| This contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. |
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| This cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not provide a complete thought. |
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| After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad. |
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| Sentence Fragment or Dependent Clause |
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| The students are skipping class in order to play video games and eat pizza. |
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| This is contains an Independent or Main Clause. |
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