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    The document discusses faulty coordination and how to correct it. Faulty coordination occurs when two clauses have unequal ideas but are treated as equal. It can be corrected by placing the less important idea in a subordinate position using subordinate clauses, modifying phrases, or appositives. Examples are given showing faulty coordination and the corrections.

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    The document discusses faulty coordination and how to correct it. Faulty coordination occurs when two clauses have unequal ideas but are treated as equal. It can be corrected by placing the less important idea in a subordinate position using subordinate clauses, modifying phrases, or appositives. Examples are given showing faulty coordination and the corrections.

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    The document discusses faulty coordination and how to correct it. Faulty coordination occurs when two clauses have unequal ideas but are treated as equal. It can be corrected by placing the less important idea in a subordinate position using subordinate clauses, modifying phrases, or appositives. Examples are given showing faulty coordination and the corrections.

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    Correcting Faulty Coordination

    Faulty coordination occurs when two coordinate clauses have unequal ideas and these two
    clauses are mistakenly treated as though they should be given equal emphasis.

    Faulty coordination: The bus driver is a careless person, and he was pulled over by the
    police several times last week. [ideas of unequal rank]

    The two ideas in this sentence are completely different. No writer would wish to give them equal
    rank. This faulty coordination can be corrected by placing one of the ideas in a subordinate
    position. It depends on the writers purpose which idea needs to be put in the subordinate clause.

    Corrected: The bus driver, who is a careless person, was pulled over by the police
    several times last week.

    Faulty coordination can be corrected by placing ideas of lesser emphasis in a subordinate


    position. You may give an idea less emphasis by using a subordinate clause, a modifying phrase
    or an appositive.

    1. Subordination can be done by using a subordinate clause.

    Faulty coordination: The malfunctioning car is at the mechanics, and it may take a week
    to be repaired.

    Corrected by an ADJECTIVE clause:

    The malfunctioning car that is at the mechanics may take a week to be repaired.

    Corrected by an adverb clause:

    If the malfunctioning car is at the mechanics, it may take a week to be repaired. 2.


    Subordination can be done by using a modifying phrase.
    Faulty coordination: the book is on the fifth shelf, and it just came out. This faulty
    coordination can be corrected by a modifying phrase:
    The book on the fifth shelf just came out.

    3. Subordination can also be done by using an appositive. (An appositive is a word, with or
    without modifiers, which follows a noun or pronoun and helps to explain it).

    Faulty coordination: Mr. Green is the CEO of the company, and he is a native of
    Arkansas.

    Corrected by an appositive:

    Mr. Green, the CEO of the company, is a native of Arkansas.

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