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