Question

which sentence uses coordination to join independent clauses? select the best answer.

kalyn likes to go to parties but caitlin would rather stay home. they grew up together, so they remain in close contact. they remain good friends.

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kalyn likes to go to parties but caitlin would rather stay home. they grew up together, so they remain in close contact. they remain good friends.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Joining Independent Clauses
Connecting complete thoughts using coordinating conjunctions.

Step 1: Understand the goal

The question asks to identify which sentence uses coordination to join independent clauses.

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence. Coordination involves joining these independent clauses using a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (often remembered by the acronym FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Step 2: Analyze the sentences in the text

Let's look at the sentences in the provided passage:

1. "Kalyn likes to go to parties but Caitlin would rather stay home."

• This contains two independent clauses: "Kalyn likes to go to parties" and "Caitlin would rather stay home".
• They are joined by the coordinating conjunction "but". (Note: While a comma is typically expected before "but" when joining two independent clauses, this sentence still uses coordination to connect them).

1. "They grew up together, so they remain in close contact."

• This contains two independent clauses: "They grew up together" and "they remain in close contact".
• They are correctly joined by a comma and the coordinating conjunction "so".

1. "Despite their differences they remain good friends."

• This sentence starts with an introductory prepositional phrase ("Despite their differences") followed by a single independent clause ("they remain good friends"). It does not join two independent clauses.

Step 3: Select the best answer

The sentence that perfectly demonstrates coordination to join two independent clauses with standard punctuation (comma + coordinating conjunction) is:

• "They grew up together, so they remain in close contact."

Answer:

"They grew up together, so they remain in close contact."