Unit 9: THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER Style: Comparisons and Contrasts Writing Style Checklist yes no To contrast ideas in two clauses, did you use a subordinating conjunction (while/whereas) in the dependent clause and then add an independent clause?     If you began your sentence with a dependent clause, did you use a comma to separate it from the main clause?     Did you use a transition word to show the relationship between two independent clauses?     If you combined two independent clauses to make one sentence, did you use a semicolon to separate the clauses and a comma after the transition word, or combine the clauses as a simple sentence with in the same way or in contrast to?