For help with using coordination and subordination, see pages 294-300 of A Writer's Guidebook.

NOTE: Cutting, pasting, and adding or deleting text may cause awkward line breaks which you can correct by backspacing. Exercise 21 Coordination and subordination Revise the following sentences, using coordination or subordination to clarify the relationship between ideas. 1. In Santa Barbara, California, the local school board abolished the city's bilingual-education program. Four hundred Latino families called for a school boycott. In Santa Barbara, California, the local school board abolished the city's bilingual-education program. Four hundred Latino families called for a school boycott.   2. School board members had voted unanimously for English immersion classes instead of the existing bilingual program. The protesting parents disagreed. School board members had voted unanimously for English immersion classes instead of the existing bilingual program. The protesting parents disagreed.   3. In June 1998, Californians will vote on a measure called English for Children. The measure would replace bilingual classes with one year of intensive English. In June 1998, Californians will vote on a measure called English for Children. The measure would replace bilingual classes with one year of intensive English.   4. Half of the country's non-English-speaking students in elementary and secondary schools live in California. Bilingual education has also been the subject of heated debate in other states such as New York. Half of the country's non-English-speaking students in elementary and secondary schools live in California. Bilingual education has also been the subject of heated debate in other states such as New York.   5. The future of bilingual education in this country has become a powerful political issue. Educators nationwide are monitoring the fate of Santa Barbara's bilingual program. The future of bilingual education in this country has become a powerful political issue. Educators nationwide are monitoring the fate of Santa Barbara's bilingual program.   Please fill out the fields below to ensure correct delivery of your exercise. You will receive a confirmation notice. Your e-mail address Your instructor's e-mail address Your name CAUTION: If you check your answers and go back to this page using the links on the answer key, your changes will be gone. Use the back button on your browser to keep the changes intact. E-mail exercise to instructor Student answer key for this exercise (even-numbered answers only) Instructor answer key for this exercise (password protected)

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