coherence and coordination

coherence

being logically organized and smoothly connected

sentence

group of words that equal an idea

clause

words that contain subject + verb

independent clause

clause that is a complete idea

dependent clause

clause that is not a complete idea

phrase

key component of a dependent clause

simple sentence

one subject and one verb

compound sentences

two independent clauses linked by punctuation

repetition

repeated words/ideas

synonyms

words that are similar / interchangeable

pronoun

replace noun in sentence

parallel structure

similar sentence patterns

transitional elements

words that create coherence b/w paragraphs

purpose of coordination

demonstrates how two ideas are equally important

comma + coordinating conjunction

shows equality b/w ideas

semicolon (;)

shows each independent clause is closely related

colon (:)

seperates two full clauses by adding an idea

semicolon + conducting adverb

connects equal ideas in a contrasting or cause/effect manner

purpose of subordinating

shows how a dependent clause is less important than the independent clause

comma rule for subordinating conjunctions

must add a comma after first clause