English Grammar Demystified - A Self Teaching Guide

CHAPTER 8 Punctuation Builds Sentences^177

Written Practice 8-3

Choose any fi ve transitional words from the preceding list, and write sentences
that join independent clauses.

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To summarize, you’ve learned three different ways to join independent clauses:

I like Cape Cod, but Marcel likes Nantucket.

(independent clause, comma, coordinating conjunction, independent clause)

I like Cape Cod; Marcel likes Nantucket.

(independent clause, semicolon, independent clause)

I like Cape Cod; however, Marcel likes Nantucket.

(independent clause, semicolon, transition word, comma, independent clause)