A
subordinating conjunction is a word that connects two parts of a sentence where one part is more important and the other part is less important. It helps to show how these parts relate to each other by expressing a cause and effect, contrast, or time relationship. Examples of
subordinating conjunctions include "because," "although," and "while."
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Help students become familiar with comparative language by asking them to use specific language such
as subordinate conjunctions or connective adverbs.
Common coordinating conjunctions are and, but, or, nor, for, and yet, and
common subordinating conjunctions include after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, though, until, when, where, whether, and while.
The change may not seem significant, but the failure to use
that subordinate conjunction takes away the suspense in the build - up of those clauses.
But was then subjected to a ticking off - after he apparently failed to differentiate between a preposition and
a subordinating conjunction...
Is the word «after» there being used as
a subordinating conjunction or as a preposition?
Nick Gibb apparently failed to differentiate between a preposition and
a subordinating conjunction.
Complex Sentences (grammar —
subordinate conjunctions; adverb clauses) ANSWERS: 1.
Students are given two simple sentences and challenged to create a compound sentence by using
a subordinating conjunction to join them.
Okay, get ready to forget the following terms, but try hard to remember the ideas behind them: There are three main kinds of conjunctions — a coordinating conjunction,
a subordinating conjunction, and a correlative conjunction.
It is easiest to understand how it's different from the next type,
a subordinating conjunction by looking at a comparison:
That's what
a subordinating conjunction does — it makes one of the things is joins together «subordinate,» or dependent, upon the other thing.
Is the word «after» there being used as
a subordinating conjunction or a preposition?
Build up students» knowledge of equivalencies by beginning with FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions), moving on to
subordinating conjunctions, and finishing with other equivalencies such as preposition and conjunctive adverbs.
A 7th grade teacher uses
a subordinating conjunction activity to assess students» comprehension of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.