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** '''coordinating conjunction''' (CJ) | ** '''coordinating conjunction''' (CJ) | ||
*** combines ICs (FANBOYS) | *** combines ICs (FANBOYS) | ||
**** ''I was hungry, so I bought a burger'' | |||
* note: the word '''however''' is NOT a conjunction, | * note: the word '''however''' is NOT a conjunction, | ||
** therefore it must be combined with another CJ or a semicolon if combining two ICs | ** therefore it must be combined with another CJ or a semicolon if combining two ICs | ||
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*** = turns an IC into a DC by requiring additional ideas to complete the thought of the clause | *** = turns an IC into a DC by requiring additional ideas to complete the thought of the clause | ||
*** ex. "I was hungry, so I bought a burger" = two IC w/ a CC | *** ex. "I was hungry, so I bought a burger" = two IC w/ a CC | ||
*** | *** whereas, if we use the CS "since" = Since I was hungry, I bought a burger" | ||
**** = DC, IC ("Since I was hungry is not a complete thought, therefore it is a DC, or subordinate clause) | |||
* '''requisite or necessary clause or phrase''' (Phr) | * '''requisite or necessary clause or phrase''' (Phr) | ||
** usually, when the SC follows the IC, there is not a comma | |||
** the subordinating conjunction becames a relative conjunction | |||
*** ''We couldn't play '''when it rained''''' | |||
** just as SV or SVO are not separated by punctuation (because they are necessary or required of each other to make sense): | ** just as SV or SVO are not separated by punctuation (because they are necessary or required of each other to make sense): | ||
*** some clauses and phrases are requisite or necessary to complete a thought, which means they are not separated from the main clause by punctuation | *** some clauses and phrases are requisite or necessary to complete a thought, which means they are not separated from the main clause by punctuation | ||
*** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes | *** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes | ||
** see "Relative clause" below for more on essential and non-essential sentence elements | ** see "Relative clause" below for more on essential and non-essential sentence elements | ||
=== Prepositions quick start guide === | === Prepositions quick start guide === | ||
* '''prepositions''' | * '''prepositions''' | ||