identify subordinating conjuctions

Key Notes:

🌟 Identify Subordinating Conjunctions 🌟

🔹 What are Subordinating Conjunctions?

👉 Subordinating conjunctions are words that join a dependent clause to an independent clause.

They show the relationship between the two clauses. 🧩

✨ Common Subordinating Conjunctions ✨

• 📌 Time ⏰ – after, before, since, until, when, while
• 📌 Cause/Reason 💡 – because, since, as
• 📌 Condition ❓ – if, unless, provided that
• 📌 Contrast 🚦 – although, though, even though, whereas
• 📌 Purpose/Result 🎯 – so that, in order that

📝 Examples:

• I stayed home because it was raining. 🌧️
  (👉 “because” shows reason)
• She waited until the bus arrived. 🚌
  (👉 “until” shows time)
• Although he was tired, he finished his homework. 📚
  (👉 “although” shows contrast)

🎨 Tips to Identify Subordinating Conjunctions

• Look for a word that connects a dependent clause to a main clause.
• Ask yourself: “Does this word show time, reason, condition, or contrast?”
• If YES 👉 It’s probably a subordinating conjunction! 🌟

🌈 Remember:

• A dependent clause cannot stand alone ❌
• A subordinating conjunction links it to the main idea ✅

Example:

👉 “I will go out if the rain stops.”

• Dependent clause: if the rain stops
• Subordinating conjunction: if

✨📖 With these notes, you can now spot subordinating conjunctions easily in any sentence! 🎯

let’s practice!