I haveto write 3 sentences that begin with subordinating conjunctions (including correct use of comma). The words in caps lock are my, but is it right if some sentences don't have comma's?
1. ALTHOUGH THE themes of murder, law and justice, and family values are also evident in To Kill a Mockingbird, the main theme is that of moral nature and the wrongful judging of one who has done no wrong.
2. BECAUSE OF his exposure to racism even Jem was deprived of his innocence.
3. ULTIMATELY the question from the theme of whether people are good or evil, the exixtence of morality, shows to Jem and Scout that there is a basic good present in most people. (in this sentence: the existence of morality, I used as an appositive phrase, is that correct also?
Thanks for your help
1. law and justice = is this what you want OR law, and justice,
2. I'd put a comma before even = , even...
3. ULTIMATELY, ...exixtence (spelling) existence...shows = show (don't you have a compound subject here?) ... OR it is just to explain "good or evil."
Sra
Now that I rad #3 again it sort of doesn't make sense. I was trying to start it with a subordinating conjunction but also get my appositive phrase in also. I think it is to explain good and evil. Does it make sense to you?
Yes, it does.
Sra
THANK YOU
Great job on using subordinating conjunctions in your sentences! Let's go through each sentence individually:
1. ALTHOUGH THE themes of murder, law and justice, and family values are also evident in To Kill a Mockingbird, the main theme is that of moral nature and the wrongful judging of one who has done no wrong.
- This sentence is correct. "Although" is the subordinating conjunction, and a comma is placed after the subordinate clause (Although the themes of murder, law and justice, and family values are also evident in To Kill a Mockingbird).
2. BECAUSE OF his exposure to racism, even Jem was deprived of his innocence.
- This sentence is correct. "Because" is the subordinating conjunction, and a comma is placed after the subordinate clause (Because of his exposure to racism).
3. ULTIMATELY, the question from the theme of whether people are good or evil, the existence of morality shows to Jem and Scout that there is a basic good present in most people.
- This sentence is almost correct. The subordinating conjunction here is "Ultimately," which means "in the end." However, there are a couple of changes to make it grammatically correct:
- First, a comma should be placed after "Ultimately" to separate the introductory adverbial phrase (Ultimately,).
- Second, the phrase "the existence of morality" should be set off with commas because it is an appositive phrase, providing additional information about "the question" (Ultimately, the question from the theme of whether people are good or evil, the existence of morality, shows to Jem and Scout that there is a basic good present in most people.)
Great job with your usage of subordinating conjunctions and commas overall! Keep up the good work.