#subordinating conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions

A subordinating conjunction is a word that introduces a subordinate clause which cannot form a sentence on its own. The subordinating conjunction connects the subordinate clause, also called a dependent clause, to an independent clause to form a sentence.

The following examples show subordinate clauses in bold. Each subordinate clause always…

Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions

A subordinating conjunction is a word that introduces a subordinate clause which cannot form a sentence on its own. The subordinating conjunction connects the subordinate clause, also called a dependent clause, to an independent clause to form a sentence.

The following examples show subordinate clauses in bold. Each subordinate clause always…

Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions

A subordinating conjunction is a word that introduces a subordinate clause which cannot form a sentence on its own. The subordinating conjunction connects the subordinate clause, also called a dependent clause, to an independent clause to form a sentence.

The following examples show subordinate clauses in bold. Each subordinate clause always…

There are a lot of myths about what you can or cant start a sentence with. I have two interesting things to keep in mind:

I. Subordinating Conjunctions

Here’s a small list of subordinating conjunctions: after, because, when, before, since, unless, until, where, as if, though, etc

You can start a sentence with them, just have the independent clause follow (Fogarty 78).

The italicized word is the subordinating conjunction.

1. After painting for three hours straight, Daisy knew her clothes were covered in paint.

2. How he passed the test without studying at all, we will never know.

II. Coordinating Conjunctions

The famous FANBOYS -- For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (So is also a subordinating conjunction). Start a sentence with one of these for emphasis (Fogarty 79).

1. But he did not want to marry her.

Subordinating conjunctions are formal signals or indicators of subordination of one clause to another. The indicator is contained in the subordinate rather than the main clause. Some commonly used subordinating conjunctions are:

अधीनस्थ संयोजन एक औपचारिक सिग्नल या एक खंड के अधीन रहने के संकेतक हैं। सूचक मुख्य खंड के बजाय अधीनस्थ में निहित है कुछ सामान्यतः अधीनस्थ संयोजन होते हैं:

 A subordinating conjunction, placed at the beginning of subordinate clause, serves as a transition between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence. A subordinating conjunction can also indicate the time, place, reason, condition, result, contrast, choice, or cause and effect relationship.

A complex sentence has two clauses: A main clause (or independent) and a subordinate clause (or dependent). The most important element in this kind of sentences is the subordinating conjunctions.