III. Punctuate the complex sentences correctly by adding the appropriate punctuation marks to the sentences. (Rule: If the dependent clause comes before the independent clause, separate it with a comma.)

(Rule: If the independent clause comes before the dependent clause, omit the comma.)

1.If you cannot see without your glasses you should not be driving

2.Our flight has been delayed because of the thunderstorm

3.Though I don’t doubt his sincerity I cannot agree with his position on that issue

1. If you cannot see without your glasses, you should not be driving.

2. Our flight has been delayed because of the thunderstorm.

3. Though I don’t doubt his sincerity, I cannot agree with his position on that issue.

Explanation:

A complex sentence contains an independent clause along with one or more dependent clauses. Moreover, these sentences/ clauses are joined or linked by appropriate conjunctions.

As given in the rules in the question, if the independent clause comes before the dependent clause, then the use of a comma is unnecessary whereas it is vice versa for when a dependent clause comes first.

Therefore, the given sentences will be punctuated as follows-

1. If you cannot see without your glasses, you should not be driving. (Comma is used as the dependent clause comes before the independent clause)

2. Our flight has been delayed because of the thunderstorm. (The independent clause comes before the dependent clause, so the comma is omitted)

3. Though I don’t doubt his sincerity, I cannot agree with his position on that issue. (Comma is used as the dependent clause comes before the independent clause)

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”