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.Cengage Learning reserves the right to removeadditional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.42 Chapter 4 Sentences, Omissions, Sentence VarietyThe first letters of ten common conjunctive adverbs make up theacronym HOTSHOT CAT.; however,; otherwise,; therefore,; similarly,; henceIndependent clause independent clause.; on the other hand,; then; consequently,; also,; thusExercise 2 Combining Sentences: CompoundCombine the following pairs of sentences by replacing the first pe-riod with a semicolon, changing the capital letter that begins thesecond sentence to a small letter, and inserting a conjunctive ad-verb if appropriate.Consider the list of conjunctive adverbs (HOT-SHOT CAT and others).Do not use a conjunctive adverb in everysentence.1.The legendary island of Atlantis has fascinated people forcenturies.It probably never existed.2.According to the Greek writer Plato, the people of Atlantiswere very ambitious and warlike.They planned to conquer allof the Mediterranean.3.Initially, they were successful in subduing areas to the west.They became wealthy.4.Then the people of Atlantis became proud.They becamecorrupt and wicked.Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning.All Rights Reserved.May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part.Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed fromthe eBook and/or eChapter(s).Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience.Cengage Learning reserves the right to removeadditional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.Subordination: The Complex Sentence 435.They were confident and attacked Athens.Athens and its alliesdefeated the invaders.6.The story of Atlantis is probably just a tale.Many people havebelieved it.7.Some writers have tried to link the legend with such real placesas America and the Canary Islands.No link has been found.8.The Minoan civilization on Crete was destroyed by tidalwaves.A similar fate may have befallen Atlantis.9.Some people speculate about a volcanic explosion on Atlantis.A volcanic eruption did destroy part of the island Thera in theEastern Mediterranean in 1500 BCE.10.Some writers have conjectured that American Indians migratedto the New World by way of Atlantis.Archaeologists disputethat idea.Subordination: The Complex SentenceWhereas a compound sentence contains independent clauses thatare equally important and closely related, a complex sentence com-bines ideas of unequal value.The following two sentences can becombined as either a compound sentence or a complex sentence,depending on whether the writer thinks the ideas are of equal value.My neighbors are considerate.They never play loud music.Combined as a compound sentence, suggesting that the ideas are ofequal value, the new sentence looks like this:My neighbors are considerate, and they never play loud music.independent clause independent clause(main idea) (main idea)Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning.All Rights Reserved.May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part.Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed fromthe eBook and/or eChapter(s).Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience.Cengage Learning reserves the right to removeadditional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.44 Chapter 4 Sentences, Omissions, Sentence VarietyHere are the same two ideas combined as a complex sentence,suggesting that the ideas are of unequal value:Because my neighbors are considerate, they never play loud music.dependent clause independent clause(less important idea) (main idea)Although both the compound and complex forms are correct,the complex form conveys the ideas more precisely in this sentencebecause one idea does seem to be more important one idea de-pends on the other.Thus if you have two sentences with closely related ideas andone is clearly more important than the other, consider combiningthem in a complex sentence.Compare these two paragraphs: %Version 1 contains six simple sentences, implying that theideas are of equal value:(1) I was very upset.(2) The Fourth of July fireworks were espe-cially loud.(3) My dog ran away.(4) The animal control officermade his morning rounds.(5) He found my dog in another partof town.(6) I was relieved. %Version 2 consists of two simple sentences and two complexsentences, showing that some ideas are more important thanothers:(1) I was very upset.(2) Because the Fourth of July fireworkswere especially loud, my dog ran away.(3) When the animal con-trol officer made his morning rounds, he found my dog in an-other part of town.(4) I was relieved.You will probably consider Version 2 superior to Version 1.Sentences 2 and 3 are closely related, but 3 is more important.Andsentences 4 and 5 are closely related, but 5 is more important.Therevision made each pair into a complex sentence
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