2.7.

5 Choosing between a coordinator, colon, semi-colon, or a

conjunctive adverb
1) Coordinator and Correlative conjunction
A coordinator (and, but, so,) establishes a basic relationship between two clauses. The
correlative conjunctions (not only X but also Y, both X and Y) put an equal emphasis on
both clauses in the sentence and can be an exception to the general rule that there is only
one main idea in a sentence
EXAMPLE
The proposed method is faster and more accurate than the conventional method.
The proposed method is not only faster, but also more accurate than the conventional
method.

2) Semi-colon and Colon

The fewer words between clauses, the stronger the connection. If you want to make a
stronger connection between two clauses, then choose the semi-colon.
EXAMPLE
The experiment was a disaster, so we had to start again.
The experiment was a disaster; therefore, we had to start again.
The experiment was a disaster; we had to start again ( the strongest connection )
A colon can also join two main clauses if the information after the colon is a definition or
anexplanation. A colon, not a semi-colon, also introduces a list.
EXAMPLE
They can be divided into three main approaches: frequency, spatial, and temporal.
And I recommend that you include the second comma to prevent any confusion. If we dont
follow this rule, a few sentences can be confusing to read.
EXAMPLE
X:
The new cell phone design has three areas of improvement: cost, color and design
and clarity and reception.
CORRECT: The new cell phone design has three areas of improvement: cost, color
and design, and clarity and reception.
(comma)

3) Sentence structure punctuation errors in coordination

Understanding coordination will also help you avoid one of the most common sentence
structure mistakes. Have a look at the following sentence:
EXAMPLE

X: We need to design a new system, it must be three times faster than the current one.

This is comma splice mistakes.

This sentence has two main clauses: 1) We need to design a new system, and 2) it must be
three times faster than the one we have now. Therefore, we cannot join the clauses with a
comma because it is not one of the options we saw for coordination.
A similar error is called a run-on sentence.
EXAMPLE
X: We need to design a new system it must be three times faster than the current one.
The solution is to use one of the three ways to join a compound sentence, subordination, or
to break it up into two sentences by putting a period between the clauses.
Coordination solutions
CORRECT: We need to design a new system, but it must be three times faster than the current
one.
CORRECT: We need to design a new system; it must be three times faster than the current one.
CORRECT: We need to design a new system; however, it must be three times faster than the
current one.
Subordination solutions
CORRECT: We need to design a new system that must be three times faster than the current one
Separate sentences
CORRECT: We need to design a new system. It must be three times faster than the current one.

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