Sentence Coordination 1 Fill in the blanks with the following words.

And But Equal Or Predicate Predicate Same Simple Simplistic Subject Subject 1. Every sentence consists of a _______________ and a _______________. 2. The _______________ is what the sentence is talking about, and the _____ __________ is what the sentence says about that thing. 3. Writing only _______________ sentences can make one's writing seem ____ ___________. 4. _______________, _______________ and _______________ are the three pr imary coordinating conjunctions. 5. Coordinating conjunctions are used to combine two grammatical elements t hat have _______________ value. Punctuate the following sentences with a red or green pen. 1. New York Toronto London Auckland and Sydney were all considered for the World Cup of backgammon in 2014 2. John and Peter went up the Eifel Tower 3. Every night the Johnsons and the Petersons watch the news weath er and sports on channel 3 4. Would you rather have an I-Pad a Galaxy Note or a Gameboy 5. You and your classmates will not be taught how to punctuate c ompound sentences until your next lesson but you must still try your best to punctuate this sentence correctly

Sentence Coordination 2 Add all required punctuation to the following sentences. Combine sentences wher ever possible. At least one sentence requires no additional punctuation. 1. John is the mayor of Arlington Peter is the vice mayor. 2. Johnny Steve Paul and Sid liked picking daisies on warm summer days. 3. Dagmar changed her name to Daisy nobody asked her why. 4. Franoise liked ramen noodles she was a very lazy cook. 5. Katambo is from Zambia but he lives in South Africa. 6. Mr. McGoo is nearly blind but he's lucky he obviously shouldn't be drivingbut he always manages to get where he wants to go. 7. I always seem to be going three steps forward and one step b ack. 8. Steve likes listening to jazz music he obviously has good tast e. 9. Steve likes listening to jazz music Frank prefers the blues. 10. Steve likes listening to jazz music Jim and Debbie always borro w his Miles Davis CD. Now it's time for the big challenge: punctuate the following paragraph with the indicated marks. There are various ways to make all of the punctuation fit, bu t there is one best alternative.put two lines under letters that should be capit alized. Four exclamation marks Eight Periods Two Colons One Semicolon Five Question Marks Five Commas you're busted everyone has had enough of your nonsense and now we are going to get justice don't think that this is an idle threat I say what I mean and

I mean what I say did you think you could get away with this really you ar en't the brightest button in the sewing case my friend Mr. Harris saw through you from the beginning Old Ironsides is not as thick as he seems I don't want to scare you but your days are numbered the only alternative is for you to ge t out of Dodge tonight leave scram vamoose go away and never show your fa ce around her again what's it going to be will you be on the train out tonig ht or are you going to risk staying around where you are not wanted did I say you're not wanted well you are dead or alive Sentence Coordination 3 (Exercises from www.uhv.edu/ac) In the following exercise, correct the sentences that use colons incorrectly. 1. Jack and Sarah ate: fish, pizza, milk, cookies and pasta. 2. Dr. Frederick simply states: the youth of todays world is bombarded with m ore difficult and different problems than previous generations. 3. Maria Finellis theory on organized crime involves three main areas: drug trafficking, governmental fraud and tax evasion. 4. This paper will discuss the problems with: area fisheries, fish markets and large fishing industries. 5. The many symptoms of carsickness include: nausea, headaches, vomiting, dizziness, irrational thought processes and withdrawal. 6. The many types of vocabulary terms for this class are: Literary Jargon Technical, and Colloquial.