CoordinationCoordination

What is coordination?What is coordination? Coordination Coordination is the joining of two is the joining of two

closely related sentences. closely related sentences.

RELATED RELATED

SENTENCESSENTENCES Roy quit his job. He got Roy quit his job. He got a new a new one. one.

JOINEDJOINED Roy quit his job Roy quit his job, and, and he got he got a a

new one.new one.

You can join sentences in the following You can join sentences in the following ways. (See your textbook for more ways. (See your textbook for more details and examples.)details and examples.)

Use a Use a comma and a coordinating comma and a coordinating conjunctionconjunction ( (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, andand so so):): I like pizza I like pizza, but, but I try not to eat I try not to eat too much of it.too much of it.

Use a Use a semicolon (;)semicolon (;): : Please don’t pinch Please don’t pinch the babythe baby;; he’ll cry. he’ll cry.

Use a Use a semicolon and a conjunctive semicolon and a conjunctive adverbadverb (like (like afterward, also, as a result, afterward, also, as a result, in addition, then, in addition, then, or or thereforetherefore): ): I ate too I ate too much pizzamuch pizza; as a result,; as a result, I felt ill. I felt ill.

1.1. Choose the correct answer Choose the correct answer to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

I like the color of this shirt, ____ it I like the color of this shirt, ____ it doesn’t doesn’t fit.fit.

A) andA) and

B) butB) but

C) orC) or

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

1.1. Choose the correct answer Choose the correct answer to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

I like the color of this shirt, ____ it I like the color of this shirt, ____ it doesn’t doesn’t fit.fit.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) andA) and

B) butB) but

C) orC) or

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

2. Choose the correct answer 2. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

I’ve graduated from high school, I’ve graduated from high school, ____ now I ____ now I am going to college. am going to college.

A) andA) and

B) orB) or

C) norC) nor

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

2. Choose the correct answer 2. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. I’ve graduated from high school, I’ve graduated from high school,

____ now I ____ now I am going to college. am going to college.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) andA) and

B) orB) or

C) norC) nor

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

3. Choose the correct answer 3. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. I don’t like loud music, ____ I am I don’t like loud music, ____ I am

going to going to wear earplugs at the wear earplugs at the concert. concert.

A) yetA) yet

B) butB) but

C) soC) so

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

3. Choose the correct answer 3. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. I don’t like loud music, ____ I am I don’t like loud music, ____ I am

going to going to wear earplugs at the wear earplugs at the concert.concert.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) yetA) yet

B) butB) but

C) soC) so

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

4. Choose the correct answer 4. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

Lorenzo says he likes to travel, _____ Lorenzo says he likes to travel, _____ he he never seems to leave his never seems to leave his hometown. hometown.

A) andA) and

B) forB) for

C) yetC) yet

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

4. Choose the correct answer 4. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. Lorenzo says he likes to travel, _____ Lorenzo says he likes to travel, _____

he he never seems to leave his never seems to leave his hometown. hometown.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) andA) and

B) forB) for

C) yetC) yet

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

5. Choose the correct answer 5. Choose the correct answer to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

I dislike cucumbers ___ they make I dislike cucumbers ___ they make me burp.me burp.

A) ; therefore, A) ; therefore,

B) , so B) , so

C) ;C) ;

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

5. Choose the correct answer 5. Choose the correct answer to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

I dislike cucumbers ___ they make I dislike cucumbers ___ they make me burp.me burp.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) ; therefore, A) ; therefore,

B) , so B) , so

C) ;C) ;

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

6. Choose the correct answer 6. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

Young teenagers are not little Young teenagers are not little children, ____ children, ____ are they fully grown are they fully grown adults. adults.

A) norA) nor

B) butB) but

C) andC) and

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

6. Choose the correct answer 6. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. Young teenagers are not little Young teenagers are not little

children, ____ children, ____ are they fully grown are they fully grown adults. adults.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) norA) nor

B) butB) but

C) andC) and

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

7. Choose the correct answer 7. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. My grandparents are elderly, My grandparents are elderly,

______ they ______ they still lead fun, active still lead fun, active lives. lives.

A) norA) nor

B) forB) for

C) butC) but

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

7. Choose the correct answer 7. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. My grandparents are elderly, ______ My grandparents are elderly, ______

they they still lead fun, active lives. still lead fun, active lives.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) norA) nor

B) forB) for

C) butC) but

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

8. Choose the correct answer 8. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank.

We disliked the movie _______, we We disliked the movie _______, we couldn’t couldn’t stop making fun of the stop making fun of the bad acting. bad acting.

A) ; insteadA) ; instead

B) ; frequentlyB) ; frequently

C) ; afterwardC) ; afterward

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

8. Choose the correct answer 8. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. We disliked the movie _______, we We disliked the movie _______, we

couldn’t couldn’t stop making fun of the stop making fun of the bad acting. bad acting.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) ; insteadA) ; instead

B) ; frequentlyB) ; frequently

C) ; afterwardC) ; afterward

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

9. Choose the correct answer 9. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. I don’t like green vegetables I don’t like green vegetables

________, I ________, I rarely eat broccoli. rarely eat broccoli.

A) ; thereforeA) ; therefore

B) ; afterwardB) ; afterward

C) ; stillC) ; still

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

9. Choose the correct answer 9. Choose the correct answer

to fill in the to fill in the blank.blank. I don’t like green vegetables I don’t like green vegetables

________, I ________, I rarely eat broccoli. rarely eat broccoli.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) ; thereforeA) ; therefore

B) ; afterwardB) ; afterward

C) ; stillC) ; still

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

10. Choose the correct answer 10. Choose the correct answer

to fill in to fill in the blank.the blank. Avoid white rice and bread ____, Avoid white rice and bread ____,

eat whole eat whole grains.grains.

A) ; afterwardA) ; afterward

B) ; insteadB) ; instead

C) ; thenC) ; then

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above

10. Choose the correct answer 10. Choose the correct answer

to fill in to fill in the blank.the blank. Avoid white rice and bread ____, Avoid white rice and bread ____,

eat whole eat whole grains.grains.

ANSWER:ANSWER:

A) ; afterwardA) ; afterward

B) ; insteadB) ; instead

C) ; thenC) ; then

D) none of the aboveD) none of the above