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Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions. They’re a little tricky!. What is a subordinating conjunction?. A subordinating conjunction makes a clause within a sentence dependent on a complete sentence in order to make sense A subordinate conjunction is followed by a subject and predicate.

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Subordinating Conjunctions

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  1. Subordinating Conjunctions They’re a little tricky!

  2. What is a subordinating conjunction? • A subordinating conjunction makes a clause within a sentence dependent on a complete sentence in order to make sense • A subordinate conjunction is followed by a subject and predicate

  3. Common Subordinating Conjunctions

  4. Consider the following complete sentence: • Kate dropped the pizza on the floor.

  5. Now look what happens when we add a subordinating conjunction: Because Kate dropped the pizza on the floor What happened to the complete sentence? Now it is dependent on another clause or complete sentence in order to make sense.

  6. Add a complete sentence: Because Katedropped the pizza on the floor shehad to clean it up.

  7. Try another one! Whenever the teacher assigns homework What is the subordinating conjunction? What is the subject that follows it? What is the predicate? Add a complete sentence…

  8. A complete sentence… • Whenever the teacher assigns homework, • the students start to cry. • the students run for the hills. • the students jump for joy!

  9. Now, you try: • Circle the subordinating conjunction in each of the following sentences • Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice

  10. Sample #1: • Whenever Ieat at Tim Hortons I order three timbits and a coffee.

  11. #2. • Jason and Mikaela did their homework during lunch because the teacherwould be collecting it the next period.

  12. #3. • Since Josh and Amberhad a project due after lunch, they decided to spend their lunch hour at McDonalds.

  13. #4. • If youneed cash, you can use the debit machine at school.

  14. #5. • The police officer pulled over the speeding car, although the streetswere very icy.

  15. #6. • Since the 401was jam-packed, I almost didn’t make it to the airport in time for my flight.

  16. #7. • Even though the examis in June, I have already started reviewing my notes.

  17. #8. • Shrek is my favourite animated movie because the charactersare so funny.

  18. #9. • Because Johnthrew the ball immediately, the player was out.

  19. #10. • If youlike ice cream, you should try the Marble Slab Creamery

  20. #11. • Since Iwas stuck in traffic, I almost missed my flight.

  21. #12. When the teacherassigns projects, Helena hands everything in.

  22. #13. Jake went to see the movie “Inception,” while his sisterswent to see “Gnomeo and Juliet.”

  23. #14. Although Jakeliked the movie, he found the plot very confusing.

  24. #15. Jake’s sisters enjoyed the references to Shakespeare in the movie, since theyhave read and enjoyed many of his plays.

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