Question

Which sentence uses coordinated syntax? A) Tim and Ricky were friends because they always like to hang out and fix cars together. B) Tim and Ricky like to race cars, go to baseball games, and cook hamburgers on the grill. C) Tim and Ricky used to be friends. Now they are not friends. They had an argument about NASCAR tickets. D) Tim and Ricky were the best of friends, but when Tim stole Ricky's NASCAR tickets, their friendship ended.

Answer 1

The sentence which uses coordinated syntax is B) Tim and Ricky like to race cars, go to baseball games, and cook hamburgers on the grill.

Coordinated syntax means that two equal sentences are joined together with one of the following conjunctions: and, or, but. The two sentences joined must be equal, which means that they must both be independent and able to stand on their own. For example, in B the sentences "Tim and Ricky like to race", "They go to baseball games" and "They cook hamburgers on the grill" could stand on their own without depending on one another.

On the contrary, in A, the second sentence depends on the first one and so the syntax is not coordinated but subordinated. The same happens in D. In C, the two sentences are not joined and so we cannot talk about coordinated syntax.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is D.Tim and Ricky were the best of friends, but when Tim stole Ricky's NASCAR tickets, their friendship ended.

Explanation:

Coordinated syntax uses coordinating conjunctions like for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. The sentence coordinates two ideas using but.