1.Which of the following sentences have (unreduced) compound clauses? Briefly explain your answer.
a.I like cities with parks and public sculptures.
b.Everyday he either burns the toast or overcooks the eggs.
c.Neither does he drink nor does he swear.
d.Chris keeps calling Pat, but Pat won’t respond.
e.Not only do they work on Sundays, but they also work on Christmas.
I'm not sure what is meant by "unreduced" but I would like to think that (a) (b) and (c) are unreduced. Am I correct?
Here is the only explanation of "unreduced" I can find. Scroll all the way down:
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~pjustice/barry11.pdf
(needs Adobe Acrobat reader)
According to that explanation and the examples, I'd say that a and b have unreduced compound clauses, but not c, d, or e.
Do you see it? Can you explain it?
Yeah I saw that too actually, but I didn't understand it.
I'm thinking then that reduced compound clauses do not change/alter the meaning of the sentence? Wait. that's for reduced compound clauses.
It's okay, I'll just give it a try.
Thank you though.
a. I like cities with parks and (I like cities with) public sculptures.
b. Everyday he either burns the toast or (he) overcooks the eggs.
You can't find repetition like these in any of the other sentences.
Right, but because the repetitions are taken out, doesn't that make them reduced? So then wouldn't c, d, and e be unreduced?
That's what I thought, too, until I reread that definition. But you should go with however your teacher has defined it. I've never heard this term before, and that's the ONLY website I found with any explanation at all!
Well, it seems you need a little clarification. An "unreduced" compound clause refers to a compound sentence where the clauses aren't simplified or combined, meaning they remain separate.
Let's analyze the sentences:
a. "I like cities with parks and public sculptures."
This sentence has a compound predicate, but not a compound clause. It only has one subject, "I," and one verb, "like," with two objects, "cities with parks" and "public sculptures." So, it doesn't have an unreduced compound clause.
b. "Everyday he either burns the toast or overcooks the eggs."
Here, we have a compound verb, "burns" and "overcooks," expressing two possible actions. However, there is no compound clause present because both parts of the sentence are connected by the coordinating conjunction "or." So, it doesn't have an unreduced compound clause.
c. "Neither does he drink nor does he swear."
This is indeed an example of an unreduced compound clause. It consists of two independent clauses connected using the correlative conjunction "neither...nor." Each clause, "does he drink" and "does he swear," can stand alone as a separate sentence. Well done!
d. "Chris keeps calling Pat, but Pat won’t respond."
This sentence has a compound predicate, "keeps calling" and "won’t respond," but no compound clause. There are two subjects, "Chris" and "Pat," but they don't have independent clauses connected with a coordinating conjunction or a correlative conjunction. So, it doesn't have an unreduced compound clause.
e. "Not only do they work on Sundays, but they also work on Christmas."
Again, we have a compound predicate, "do they work" and "work," but no compound clause. The coordinating conjunction "but" simply joins two clauses without creating an unreduced compound clause. So, it doesn't have an unreduced compound clause.
Therefore, your answer is partially correct. Sentence (c) is the only one with an unreduced compound clause. Keep up the good work!
To determine which of the given sentences have (unreduced) compound clauses, we need to understand what compound clauses are and how to identify them.
A compound clause is a type of sentence structure that consists of two or more independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions such as "and," "or," "but," "nor," or "yet." These coordinating conjunctions establish a relationship between the clauses within a sentence.
Now, let's analyze each sentence:
a. "I like cities with parks and public sculptures."
This sentence does not have a compound clause because it only contains a single independent clause. Although it includes a compound object ("parks and public sculptures"), it doesn't consist of multiple independent clauses.
b. "Everyday he either burns the toast or overcooks the eggs."
This sentence does have a compound clause. The independent clauses "he burns the toast" and "he overcooks the eggs" are joined by the coordinating conjunction "or."
c. "Neither does he drink nor does he swear."
This sentence does have a compound clause. The independent clauses "he does not drink" and "he does not swear" are joined by the coordinating conjunction "nor."
d. "Chris keeps calling Pat, but Pat won’t respond."
This sentence does not have a compound clause because it only contains a single independent clause. It does include a coordinating conjunction ("but"), but it doesn't connect two independent clauses.
e. "Not only do they work on Sundays, but they also work on Christmas."
This sentence does have a compound clause. The independent clauses "they work on Sundays" and "they also work on Christmas" are joined by the coordinating conjunction "but."
Therefore, you are correct in identifying sentences (b) and (c) as having (unreduced) compound clauses. These sentences consist of multiple independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions.