Subordinating Conjunctions connect two complete ideas by making

Subordinating Conjunctions connect two complete ideas by making one of the ideas subordinate or less important than the other

Clauses n All clauses have a subject and a verb • Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone • Ex: before Nate left on his trip Subject Verb • Independent clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence. • Ex: Nate left on his trip.

Clauses n All clauses have a subject and a verb • Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone • Ex: before Nate left on his trip Subordinating Conjunction • Independent clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence. • Ex: Nate left on his trip.

List of Subordinating Conjunctions found on p. 62 n n n n n After Although As As if As long as As soon as As though Because Before Even if n n n n n Even though If In order that Lest Now that Since So that Than Though Till

Examples n n n After considering the consequences of murder, the burglar fled the bank without harming the teller. The tree will fall over unless we replace the top soil. Whenever Jessica flips her hair, all the boys in the class lose their focus.

Punctuating with subordinate conjunctions n When the subordinating clause begins the sentence, the subordinating clause is separated from the independent clause with a comma. n No comma is used when the subordinating clause follow the independent clause.

Assignment n n Write one sentence beginning with a subordinating conjunction. Write another sentence with the subordinating conjunction in the middle of the sentence separating the two clauses.