SAT · English · Coordination & Subordination — T/F

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   FANBOYS join two independent clauses with equal weight.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Subordinate clauses begin with conjunctions like 'because' or 'although'.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A subordinate clause can stand alone as a sentence.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore) take a semicolon before and a comma after.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Two independent clauses can be joined with a comma alone.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Coordination shows equal importance; subordination shows hierarchy.

Instructions

Decide each statement about clause types.