Grammar - 13-15 Conjunctions
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Practice for ACT 13-15 range joining simple clauses using conjunctions or punctuation
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| Communication occupies up to 75% of every working day, and it 1 can occur by verbal and non-verbal means. In order for an organization to be successful it must demonstrate 2 successful communication among staff members. Communication is considered to be successful when the desired objective is attained. All communication has a purpose. It can be used to inform, to convince, or to serve some other purpose and communication is what 3 ties all departments within an organization together. Without communication, an organization is sure to fail. Within the University of Texas- University Health Services, one can observe several means of successful communication. It is this form of communication that ensures quality patient care, happy students, and happy staff members. Unfortunately, if one looked close enough, he could also see unsuccessful communication taking place and problems start to occur. 4 | 1. Which is the best choice? Why? A. NO CHANGE B. day and C. day, D. day, but 2. Which is the best choice? Why? A. NO CHANGE B. successful, so C. successful, it D. successful; it 3. Which is the best choice? Why? A. NO CHANGE B. purpose, communication C. purpose; and communication D. purpose, and communication 4. Which is the best choice? Why? A. NO CHANGE B. place, C. place; and D. place, and |
Write a paragraph about Lord of the Flies or our class survivor game using all seven of the coordinating conjunctions below. 5+ sentences. Underline the coordinating conjunction.
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CONNECTOR FOR reason | CLAUSE 1 He couldn't go home. | CLAUSE 2 He had no place to go. | COMPOUND SENTENCE / COORDINATE CLAUSES *He couldn't go home , for he had no place to go. |
AND addition | I took a taxi. | She drove home. | I took a taxi , and she drove home. |
NOR and not | He didn't want help. | He didn't ask for it | He didn't want help, nor did he ask for it. |
BUT contrast | I wanted to go late. | She wanted to go on time. | I wanted to go late, but she wanted to go on time. |
OR option | She wanted to go out for dinner. | She wanted her husband to cook for her. | She wanted to go out for dinner, or she wanted her husband to cook for her. |
YET outcome | She owned a car. | She didn't know how to drive it. | She owned a car, yet she didn't know how to drive it. |
SO result | She had to go.
| She called a friend to drive her. | She had to go, so she called a friend to drive her. |