An explainer about subordinating conjunctions and some examples in sentences.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS – This is the function of subordinating conjunction and some examples in a sentence.
What makes a dependent clause connected to an independent clause is the subordinating conjunctions. They are words or phrases and these words or phrases indicate an added informative value, cause-and-effect relationship, and a change in place and time of the two clauses. It always comes at the beginning of a dependent clause.
Check out the table below of the semantic categories of subordinators:
| Time-related Conjunctions | after, as soon as, as long as, before, once, still, until, when, whenever, while |
| Concession and Comparison Conjunctions | although, as though, even though, just as, though, whereas, in contrast to |
| Cause Conjunctions | as, because, in order that, since, so that |
| Condition Conjunctions | even if, if, in case, provided that, unless |
| Place Conjunctions | where, wherever, whereas |
Here are some examples in sentences:
- I don’t want to go to the park because there are many people going there.
- As soon as the alarm goes off, I pressed the snooze button.
- Gary came up while we were talking about him.
- I admire Mary’s talent even though I hate her personality.
- I will place the guitar in my room wherever I please.
Here are some other subordinating conjunctions:
- after
- although
- as
- as if
- as long as
- as much as
- as soon as
- as though
- because
- before
- by the time
- even if
- even though
- if
- in case
- in order that
- in the event that
- lest
- now that
- once
- only
- only if
- provided that
- since
- so
- supposing
- than
- that
- though
- till
- unless
- until
- when
- whenever
- where
- whereas
- wherever
- whether or not
- while
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