Subordinating conjunctions, also called subordinators, are conjunctions
that join a dependent (or subordinating) clause to an independent (or main) clause.
Examples:
Extra examples of the usage of conjunctions:
Conjunction |
Example sentence |
as if |
Aunt Alexandra was sitting in a rocking-chair exactly as if she had sat there every day of her life. |
as long as |
I will take my chances as long as you love me. |
as soon as |
As soon as you stop wanting something you get it. |
though |
Though it is not an ox, it has horns; |
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though it is not an ass, it has a pack-saddle; |
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and wherever it goes it leaves silver behind. What is it?* |
till |
Just you wait, Henry Higgins, till you're sick. |
because |
She goes to the tennis club because she likes to play tennis. |
but |
He reads magazines but he doesn't like to read books. |
how |
Do you know how he's doing? |
* a snail