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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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How do I join two dependant clauses together?
How do I join two dependant clauses together?
If one dependant clause has a subordinating conjuction at the beginning of it e.g " But " , and dependant clause I want to proceed that also starts with a subordinating conjunction e.g " But ", Do I lay down a full stop after the first dependant clause or will a comma suffice?
If one dependant clause has a subordinating conjuction at the beginning of it e.g " But " , and dependant clause I want to proceed that also starts with a subordinating conjunction e.g " But ", Do I lay down a full stop after the first dependant clause or will a comma suffice?
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Hi, Try to show us a sentence as an example, please. Clive
- Hi, Try to show us a sentence as an example, please.
- Clive
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Sorry, the second dependant clause begins with the conjunction " so ".
Off the top of my head, " But Fred was extremely tired, so he went to bed.
Off the top of my head, " But Fred was extremely tired, so he went to bed.
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Both "Fred was extremely tired" and "he went to bed" are not dependent clauses. They are indepedent.
As you probably know, starting with "But" makes the writing informal and some would say it's non-standards. (I think it's fine in situations other than formal writing.)
It would be necessary to see what came before this.
They girls were in favor of going out dancing. But
As you probably know, starting with "But" makes the writing informal and some would say it's non-standards. (I think it's fine in situations other than formal writing.)
It would be necessary to see what came before this.
They girls were in favor of going out dancing. But
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Thanks 
But in any case, when joining two dependant clauses together is it grammatically correct to bring a comma in?
But in any case, when joining two dependant clauses together is it grammatically correct to bring a comma in?
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With an independant clause after the two dependants I forgot to mention
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It is not grammatically correct to have two dependent clauses.
So, no, what you propose is not grammatically correct.
You need one of the clauses to be an independent clause to create a grammatical sentence.
So, no, what you propose is not grammatically correct.
You need one of the clauses to be an independent clause to create a grammatical sentence.
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Is it all right to have two dependent clauses together followed by an independent clause? For instance, "Even though I would not choose art as a career because the pay is low, I hope to study sculpture at NYU."
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