A Final Attack on And

Lesson 18 A Final Attack on And

And is a good word to use when you wish merely to add one idea to another equal idea. • I recognized Jo, and she recognized me. • I recognized Jo, and I hadn’t seen her for years. In which sentence is and more appropriate (a, b)?

Which word brings the two facts into closer relationship (and, although)?

His mother wasn’t home. Luis started dinner. • Luis started the dinner. His mother finished it. Which pair of sentences would it be better to combine by and to form a compound sentence (a, b)

Luis started the dinner, and his mother finished it. This is a good compound sentence because the and connects two similar ideas of (equal, unequal) importance.

His mother wasn’t home. Luis started the dinner. Here the first sentence explains why about the second sentence. Which word would bring out this relationship more clearly- and (before Luis) or because (before His)?

His mother wasn’t home, and Luis started dinner. • Because his mother wasn’t home, Luis started the dinner. Which sentence is better because it makes clear the relationship between the two facts (a, b)?

And is objectionable only when it steals the job of words such as who, which, as, when, because, and although, which shows exactly how two ideas are related to each other. • The water boils and the kettle whistles. • As soon as the water boils, the kettle whistles. Which of the above sentences gives more specific information (a, b)?

You will greatly improve your writing if you use and only when you are sure that no more specific relationships exists. • After Juan visited the club, he decided to join. • Juan visited the club, and he decided to join. The relationship between the two facts is clearer in (a, b)?

By using fewer and’s and more clause signals such as which, whose, since, whenever, and although, you will show the relationship between your ideas (more, less) clearly.

This part controls the shutter, and it is very delicate. • This part, which controls the shutter, is very delicate. Which sentence is tighter because it brings the two facts into relationship (a, b)?

Write the following answers on your own sheet of paper.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. 1. Grandmother has many friends, and they visit her often.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 2. I got a poor seat, and I arrived very early.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 3. Shirley Chisholm made a statement, and most people agreed with it. (Try with which).

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 4. Cars become more complicated, and mechanics require more training.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 5. A friend recommended this book, and I value her opinion highly. (Try whose.)

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 6. The score was tied, and we had to play another game.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 7. This was my first speech, and I wasn’t nervous at all.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 8. My uncle had a tent, and he had no further use for it.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 9. You switch the tires around, and they will wear longer.

Eliminate the and in each sentence by changing the italicized idea to either an adverb or adjective clause, as the meaning requires. Write the full sentence. Count your sentence right if it makes good sense even if you did not use the same clause signal given in the answer. 10. A sentence consisting of a main statement and an adverb or adjective clause is a (compound, complex) sentence.

10. A sentence consisting of a main statement and an adverb or adjective clause is a (compound, complex) sentence.

11. The exact relationship between two facts or ideas is more clearly brought out by a (compound, complex) sentence.

12. In changing a compound sentence to a complex sentence, you (drop, add) the conjunction and, but, or or.

13. Every compound sentence can be improved by changing it to a complex sentence. (true, false)

14. For combining to similar or related ideas of equal importance, a (compound, complex) sentence is better.

15. As you develop greater writing skill and see the relationship between your ideas more clearly, you tend to use (more, fewer) compound sentences.

You Are Done!!!

A Final Attack on And