Independent versus dependent clauses
Hi Everyone,
So, this week, I'm teaching 'clauses'. I get the whole concept, but I still need some clarity around this example:
I love eating chocolate, and I enjoy going to coffee shops.
In this sentence, would you say there are two independent clauses, thus making a compound sentence that is simply joined by the subordinating conjunction 'and', or is there one independent clause 'I love eating chocolate', followed by a dependent clause 'and I enjoy going to coffee shops.'
Different resources say different things.
Thanks,
CC. 
Top answer
Yes, they form a coordination of two independent clauses. The coordinator "and" is part of the second coordinate.
- Yes, they form a coordination of two independent clauses.
- The coordinator "and" is part of the second coordinate.
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Yes, they form a coordination of two independent clauses.
The coordinator "and" is part of the second coordinate.
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