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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes S V & V C
SV&VC. Mark designed and built an ultralight aircraft.
S V C & C
SVC&C. Harvey ate the whole cake and all the cookies.
S V C & V C
SVC&VC.Tom baked the cake and bought the decorations.

Notes Do not confuse Pattern #1: SVC and VC. with Pattern #2: SVC, and SVC.
S V C & V C
Tom baked the cake and bought the decorations. (One independent clause)
S V C S V C

Tom baked the cake, and he bought the decorations. (Two independent clauses)
Pattern #2: SVC, and SVC. SVC ; SVC. The compound sentence.
This pattern consists of two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or by a comma and a
coordinating conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
(FANBOYS)
for
and

Sentence, nor sentence.
SVC, but SVC.
or
yet

so
SVC, but SVC. John was mad at Allison, but he still took her to the dance.
SVC; SVC. John gave Allison a sweater ; she gave it to her sister.
Note the difference: SVC ,so SVC. SVC so that svc.

Two sentences joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction:
John was mad at Allison, so he broke up with her.
SVC and attached dependent clause: See also Pattern #5 below.
John gave Ella a gift so that Alison would be jealous. (Subordinate Clause)

Notes Three or more SVC chunks may also be combined into one sentence:
S V C S V C S V C
John bought the tickets, Mary brought popcorn, and Helen drove the car.
John bought the tickets; Mary brought popcorn; Helen drove the car.

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