College Composition / Unit 11 CMP 0266 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Coordination and Subordination
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The idea
Coordination joins ideas as equals; subordination makes one idea depend on another.
In practice
"The rain stopped, and we left" coordinates; "Because the rain stopped, we left" subordinates the cause to the action.
Where people slip
Coordinating everything with and flattens a paragraph, because readers cannot tell which ideas matter most.
Your place on the trail
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