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** = DC, IC ("Since I was hungry is not a complete thought, therefore it is a DC, or subordinate clause) | ** = DC, IC ("Since I was hungry is not a complete thought, therefore it is a DC, or subordinate clause) | ||
*'''requisite or necessary | *'''no comma if the dependent clause (DC) or phrase (Ph) is requisite or necessary''' | ||
**usually, when the SC follows the IC, there is not a comma | **usually, when the SC follows the IC, there is not a comma | ||
**the subordinating conjunction becomes a relative conjunction | **the subordinating conjunction becomes a relative conjunction | ||
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*** 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 | ||
**some teachers use the term "SWABIs" for SC (''Since, When, After, Because, If'') | |||
***although that list is incomplete | |||
== Conjunctive Adverb == | |||
* also called "transition words" because they "conjoin" predicates (ideas) | |||
* conjunctive adverbs DO NOT join grammatical sentence parts; | |||
** instead, they join ideas | |||
* therefore, they DO NOT combine clauses | |||
** which requires other punctuation or grammatical form (such as coordinating or subordinating conjunctions) | |||
* some teachers call conjunctive adverbs "THAMOs" although that list is incomplete (''Though, However, Also, Moreover, Otherwise'') | |||
examples: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2" style="background-color:darkgray; color:white;"|<center>'''''I love Oreos, however, I know they are bad for me.''''' ✘ | |||
|- | |||
| <center>IC | |||
|<center>IC | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" |<center>'however' (a conjunctive adverb) incorrectly conjoins the ICs | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" style="background-color:darkgray; color:white;"|<center>'''''I love to eat Oreos, but I know they are bad for me. ✓''''' | |||
|- | |||
|<center>IC | |||
|<center>IC | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" |<center>'but' (a coordinating conjunction) correctly conjoins the ICs | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" style="background-color:darkgray; color:white;"|<center>'''''I love to eat Oreos; however, I know they are bad for me. ✓''''' | |||
|- | |||
|<center>IC | |||
|<center>IC | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" |<center>the semicolon correctly conjoins the ICs, and the prefatory 'however' is okay if followed by a comma | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2"style="background-color:darkgray; color:white;" |<center>'''''I love to eat Oreos, even though I know they are bad for me. ✓''''' | |||
|- | |||
|<center>IC | |||
|<center>DC | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" |<center>'though' (a subordinating conjunction) correctly conjoins the IC to the DC | |||
|} | |||
* see below for "transition words" (which are conjunctive adverbs) | |||
= Transition Word quick start guide = | = Transition Word quick start guide = | ||