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The Clause: Compound Sentences and Coordinating Conjunctions

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Uploaded by on Nov 28, 2006

This film was created to try to liven my grammar lesson on compound sentences. There are correct places for commas, and this is the easiest one to understand. Enjoy!

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  • You are boring.. and there is NOT always a comma before a conjunction.

  • Who's the one watching grammar videos on YouTube? :)

  • I learned more by this guy than by my teacher...

  • I am a teacher. :)

  • It's when I try to spot clauses in natural, contextualised language I struggle. Consider

    "BHP Billiton, the world's largest miner, has closed a nickel refinery in Western Australia for about four months while it rebuilds a smelter furnace, sending the price of nickel soaring." I think in this example "closed" is a past participle and accordingly should indicate dependent clause but it has to be an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought, right? Help please :)

  • I like to simplify the sentence: "BHP Billiton has closed a nickel refinery in Western Australia for about four months while it rebuilds a smelter furnace, sending the price of nickel soaring". Then cut further, but also keep in mind what is most important. What can't the sentence live without?: "BHP Billiton has closed a nickel refinery in Western Australia." Chop off the direct obeject the phrase that describes it, and you've got: BHP Billiton has closed. There's your independent clause.

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  • FRANZEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

  • GO FRANZEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

  • noob

  • FRANZEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • MR.FRANZEN IS THE BEST ENGLISH TEACHER I'VE EVER  HAD!!

  • How about this one.

    Both changing position frequently and keeping the keyboard lower than the elbows help avoid injury.

    Should I use a comma after frequently?Why or why not?

    Thank- You

  • this was amazing i can do my homwork now

  • You are great teacher

  • ok, teacher !!!

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