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Today’s Standard. 1.3 Use subordination, coordination, apposition, and other devices to indicate clearly the relationship between ideas. General Definitions:. subordination : below or less important. Example: In the workplace, if someone is your subordinate they are below you in rank.
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Today’s Standard 1.3 Use subordination, coordination, apposition, and other devices to indicate clearly the relationship between ideas.
General Definitions: • subordination: below or less important. Example: In the workplace, if someone is your subordinate they are below you in rank. • coordination: equal in value; balanced. Example: When you coordinate your shoes, you match them so they are equal.
Subordination in English: • subordination: showing that one idea has less value by its placement in a sentence If two simple sentences are closely related but unequal in importance, combine the sentences and turn the less important idea into a subordinate clause to show its subordinate (or inferior) position. Example: Many women could not cast a vote in a federal election. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920. Combined: Many women could not cast a vote in a federal election until the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920. The bold part is an example of subordination.
Coordination in English coordination: placing ideas in a sentence so that they have equal value. coordination is achieved by connecting equal ideas from separate sentences, and joining them with a conjunction. Example: Kangaroos carry their young in pouches. Koalas carry their young in pouches. Combined: Kangaroos and koalas carry their young in pouches. The red part shows coordination.
apposition: using appositives and appositive phrases correctly. appositive: A noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it. Example: The cosmonaut, Yuri Gagrin, was the first person in space. appositive phrase: An appositive and its modifiers. Example: Officer Webb, one of the security guards, caught the burglar.
Quiz Determine whether the following show subordination, coordination, or apposition. • Tacos, one of the most popular Mexican dishes, are served here. • Crocodiles have strong tails and are excellent swimmers. • Miguel has the same class, American history, this afternoon. • Today, people around the world enjoy chili, chocolate, and tacos, which are Aztec in origin. • The Aztecs surrendered after Cortes launched a fierce counter-attack. • Alligators are classified as a threatened species and enjoy the protection of state and federal law.
