Subordinating conjunctions allow a writer to show which idea is more and which is less important. The idea in the main clause is the more important, while the idea in the subordinate clause (made subordinate by the subordinating conjunction) is less important.
Complex sentences with dependent adverb clauses:
Adverb clauses provide the following kind of information: when, where, why, for what purpose, and so on.
Subordinating conjunctions | Relationship | Examples |
When, whenever | Used to express time (when?) | When students complete the two prerequisites, they will be eligible for the business course. |
Where, wherever | Used to express place (where?) | The students need to go where the training sessions will be held. |
Because, since, as | Used to express reason (why?) | The student deferred her studies because she arrived after the semester began. |
Although, though, even though | Used to express contrast | Although the semester already commenced, the university was accepting late enrolments. |
While, whereas | Used to express to express contrast | Second year diploma students focus on marketing and accounting, while first year study business. |
So that, in order that | Used to express purpose (for what purpose?) | The parents requested students’ visas so that their children could pursue studies in Australia. |
Subordinating Conjunctions usage: | |||||
Time | Reason/cause/ purpose | Concession/comparison/ contrast | Place | Condition | Manner |
after before since when whenever while until as as soon as as long as once still till | because since so that in order that why as | although though even though while as as though even though just as though whereas while | where wherever | if unless until in case provided that assuming that even if | as if as though how |
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