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IV Coordination and subordination Subordination is the technique of putting together ideas that are unequal in weight so that the relative importance of each will be apparent to the reader. A writer normally distinguishes between ideas that are roughly equal, and therefore better expressed through parallelism, and those that are unequal and therefore better expressed through subordination. 1. The house is at the end of the street, and it was designed by a famous architect. The house at the end of the street was designed by a famous architect. 2. a) The guards were fully armed, and they expected trouble. b) Expecting trouble, the guards were fully armed. 3. a) The dean issued a bulletin, and it said the library would remain open on weekends. b) The dean issued a bulletin that said the library would remain open on weekends. 4. Mr. Edwards is the manager of the store, and he is a city councilman. Mr. Edwards, the manager of the store, is a city councilman 5. My uncle brought me a gift, and it was a wristwatch. My uncle brought me a gift, a wristwatch. 6. You want me to help you with your homework, but you must help me clean the apartment first. If you want me to help you with your homework, you must help me clean the apartment first. 7. He wanted to go to medical institute, and he studied diligently during his senior year of college. Because he wanted to go to medical institute, he studied diligently during his senior year of college. 8. a) We want to rid the world of pollution. So we must make some fundamental changes in the way many of us live. b) To rid the world of pollution, we must make some fundamental changes in the way many of us live. Exercise 1 By using various means of subordination (participial phrase, appositive, subordinate clause, etc,) combine or revise the following sentences in each group into one smooth sentence. Engineers reported that a tunnel would be more practical than a bridge. The City Commission authorized the construction of a tunnel. Beca