Question

Which sentence is an example of faulty coordination? a.Malik enjoys public speaking, and he is a student at the local high school. b.Public speaking terrifies Caroline, but singing comforts her. c.Maya will speak for the team, and she will answer any questions. d.I do not enjoy public speaking, but I have to give a speech anyway.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Malik enjoys public speaking, and he is a student at the local high school.

Explanation:

Faulty coordination occurs when two coordinate clauses have unequal ideas.

The first sentence contains two unequal ideas; as a result, there is no logical connection between them.  

Answer 2

a. Malik enjoys public speaking, and he is a student at the local high school.

Explanation:

'Enjoying public speaking' and 'being a student at the local high school' are not equal ideas. Accordingly, if you use a coordinator to connect clauses of unequal syntactic importance, you have an example of faulty coordination.