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EXERCISE 14–3 Using coordination and subordination

EXERCISE 14–3Using coordination and subordination

In each pair, click on the sentence that shows coordination of independent clauses. Before working the exercise, read the example, which is the first sentence in the paragraph from which the sentences are taken.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

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Question

Ted Williams took time out from his baseball career to serve in the military, joining the Marines during World War II and going on active duty during the Korean War.

Ted Williams took time out from his baseball career to serve in the military; he joined the Marines during World War II and went on active duty during the Korean War.

EXERCISE 14–3 Using coordination and subordination - 1 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that shows coordination of independent clauses.

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Question

Williams was named most valuable player twice in his career, and he was listed as the eighth-best baseball player of all time by the Sporting News in 1999.

Being named most valuable player twice in his career, Williams was listed as the eighth-best baseball player of all time by the Sporting News in 1999.

EXERCISE 14–3 Using coordination and subordination - 2 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that shows coordination of independent clauses.

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Question

After hitting a home run in his final at bat in September 1960, Williams retired as a player.

Williams hit a home run in his final at bat in September 1960, and then he retired as a player.

EXERCISE 14–3 Using coordination and subordination - 3 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that shows coordination of independent clauses.

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Question

In his Hall of Fame induction speech in 1966, Williams called for the recognition of Negro League players and asked that they be included in the Hall of Fame.

Williams surprised many people with his 1966 Hall of Fame induction speech: He called for recognition of Negro League players and their inclusion in the Hall of Fame.

EXERCISE 14–3 Using coordination and subordination - 4 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that shows coordination of independent clauses.

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Question

At the 1999 All-Star game, Ted Williams returned to Fenway Park in Boston to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and for the first time ever he waved his hat to the cheering fans.

At the 1999 All-Star game, Ted Williams returned to Fenway Park in Boston, where he threw out the ceremonial first pitch and waved his hat to the cheering fans for the first time ever.

EXERCISE 14–3 Using coordination and subordination - 5 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that shows coordination of independent clauses.