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Jan, I've peppered questions throughout this post so I hope it's not too confusing. The following is my example of a compound sentence:Jan wrote:Since Divine Chocolate supports ethical cacao growers, it is the only brand I will buy.
Welcome back, Lillian! I'll answer the questions that I can, and hope that Steve sees this to chime in on the rest.lish1936 wrote:Jan, I've peppered questions throughout this post so I hope it's not too confusing. The following is my example of a compound sentence:Jan wrote:Since Divine Chocolate supports ethical cacao growers, it is the only brand I will buy.
Thanks for clearing this up (Do I need a comma here?) Jan and Steve, because the first part of the sentence didn't "sound" right as an independent clause.
Did I pass the test?Also, I ususally read my entire piece out loud. It helps me determine if I need to combine simple sentences into compound ones.
Also, without getting too much into the grammar weeds, the site you suggested makes a distinction between coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Question: (Is this colon used correctly here?)
Is it correct to conclude that subordinating conjunctions always transforms an independent sentence into a dependent clause - (Did I use that dash correctly?) which seems to be the case in the sample sentence.
Again, thanks for a great lesson.
Lillian