Our team played the chess tournament they didn't win. Kumpulan kami bermain di kejohanan catur mereka tidak menang.
Masalah ayat di atas dipanggil fused sentence kerana terdapat dua independent clause yang bercantum (fused) iaitu:
- Our team played the chess tournament. Kumpulan kami bermain di kejohanan catur.
- they didn't win. mereka tidak menang.
1. Membubuh tanda
Asingkan setiap independent clause dengan semicolon:
Our team played the chess tournament; they didn't win. Kumpulan kami bermain di kejohanan catur; mereka tidak menang.
Asingkan setiap independant clause sebagai ayat yang berasingan.
Our team played the chess tournament. They didn't win. Kumpulan kami bermain di kejohanan catur. Mereka tidak menang.
Jadikan satu independent clause sebagai main clause dan satu lagi independent clause sebagai subordinate clause dengan menambah conjunction (contohnya perkataan although), seperti berikut:
Although our team played the chess tournament, they didn't win. Walaupun kumpulan kami bermain di kejohanan catur, mereka tidak menang.
Subordinate clause: Although our team played the chess tournament,
Main clause: They didn't win.