Conjunctions - 2

Subordinating conjunctions

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;

 

though it is not an ass, it has a pack-saddle;

 

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