Question

Does the following sentence use​ coordination, subordination,​ both, or​ neither? Watterson has explained that Calvin was named after the​ sixteenth-century theologian John​ Calvin; likewise, Hobbes was named for another influential​ thinker, the​ seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes

Answer 1

The answer is " both "

Explanation:

Watterson has explained that Calvin was named after the​ sixteenth-century theologian John​ Calvin;

"that Calvin was named after the​ sixteenth-century theologian John​ Calvin" - this is a " subordinate clause " which is indeed subordinated to the main independent clause: "Watterson has explained", - which is the main independent clause by the use of "that". so this is an example of subordination.

There is a semicolon ";" in between the first complex sentence and the second, which is "[previous sentence] ; llikewise, Hobbes was named for another influential​ thinker, the​seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes". This is an example of coordination introduced by that semicolon.

Note : "the seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes." Is only a nominal phrase, since it doesn't contain any verb.