Chapter 16: Coordinating Conjunctions English Grammar Worksheet Page 7
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1. A thermometer is used to measure temperature. A barometer measures air pressure.
2. Daniel made many promises, but he had no intention of keeping them.
3. I always enjoyed mathematics in high school, so I decided to major in it in college.
4. Anna is in serious legal trouble, for she had no car insurance at the time of the
accident.
5. Last night Martha had to study for a test, so she went to the library.
[A comma after
night is possible but not required.]
6. The ancient Egyptians had good dentists. Archaeologists have found mummies that
had gold fillings in their teeth.
7. Both John and I had many errands to do yesterday. John had to go to the post office
and the bookstore. I had to go to the post office, the travel agency, and the bank.
8. I did not like the leading actor, yet the movie was quite good on the whole.
9. The team of researchers has not finished compiling the statistics yet. Their work will
not be made public until later.
10. We have nothing to fear, for our country is strong and united.
11. He slapped his desk in disgust. He had failed another examination and had ruined his
chances for a passing grade in the course.
12. I struggled to keep my head above water. I tried to yell for help, but no sound came
from my mouth.
13. The earthquake was devastating. Tall buildings crumbled and fell to the earth.
14. It was a wonderful picnic. The children waded in the stream, collected rocks and
insects, and flew kites. The teenagers played an enthusiastic game of baseball.
The adults busied themselves preparing the food, supervising the children, and playing
a game or two of volleyball.
15. Some people collect butterflies for a hobby. These collectors capture them with a net
and put them in a jar that has poison in it. The dead butterflies are then mounted on a
board.
16. Caterpillars eat plants and cause damage to some crops, but adult butterflies feed
principally on nectar from flowers and do not cause any harm.
17. The butterfly is a marvel. It begins as an ugly caterpillar and turns into a work of art.
18. The sight of a butterfly floating from flower to flower on a warm sunny day brightens
anyone’s heart. A butterfly is a charming and gentle creature.
[It’s possible to put a
comma between warm and sunny to separate two descriptive adjectives; it would replace the word
and between two adjectives of equal status.]
: Items 19 and 20 are intended to review the patterns and punctuation of adverb
NOTE
clauses as presented in Chapter 5 as a way of previewing the material soon to come in
Chapter 17. The suggestion is that you take a moment here to prepare the students
for the coming chapter.
19. When cold weather comes, some butterflies travel great distances to reach tropical
climates.
20. Butterflies are admired throughout the world because they are beautiful. They can be
found on every continent except Antarctica.
[Point out that the period after beautiful shows
which independent clause the adverb clause ( because they are beautiful) should be linked to. With
improper punctuation, the reader doesn’t know exactly what relationships the writer intended.
Following are examples of improper punctuation of adverb clauses: (a) I should have stayed home.
Because I wanted to see my friends. I went to the meeting. (b) I should have stayed home because I
wanted to see my friends I went to the meeting. Proper punctuation clarifies the writer’s intent, which
may be either of the following: (a) I should have stayed home because I wanted to see my friends.
OR
(b) Because I wanted to see my friends, I went to the meeting. Of course, the addition of other
connectors and combining complex and compound structures could also greatly help to clarify
the writer’s meaning, e.g., I should have stayed home because I wanted to see my friends, but I went to
the meeting anyway.
I should have stayed home, but because I wanted to see my friends, I went to
OR
the meeting.]
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