SUBORDINATING

CONJUCTION

- Break sentences into word

clusters called dependent and
independent clauses
DEPENDENT CLAUSE

-cannot stand alone and must be

connected to an independent
clause to make a complex
sentence.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

-a
  group of words that
contains a subject and verb
and expresses a complete
thought.
HERE ARE SOMEOF THE COMMON
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
After When Rather than Whereas
If only As if Because Since
Unless Once Wherever Before
Although Whenever So that Whether
In order that As long as Even if That
Until Provide that While Even
Though As Where Within
Now that As though If Even though
Without Besides
Independent Subordinating
clause conjunction
My sister was so happy when
I gave her my doll
DEPENDENT
CLAUSE
He arrived early in class
because he is excited for our
science activity
I will allow you to attend the
concert tomorrow if you will
finish your project tonight
I always eat my breakfast
before I go to work.
WHENEVER I am at the
jeep terminal, I always listen
to music.
CONJUCNTIONS
Is a group of words
Example:
THE GIRL IS RUNNING SO FAST
for her upcoming wedding