PPT-What Is a Subordinating Conjunction?

A subordinating conjunction is a word which still links two clauses together in a sentence but the subordinate clause it adds does not make sense on its own Lets look at a few examples. (1352.3) 122:8.7 These wise men saw no star to guide them to Bethlehem. The beautiful legend of the star of Bethlehem originated in this way: Jesus was born August 21 at noon, 7 B.C. On May 29, 7 B.C., there occurred an extraordinary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the constellation of Pisces. And it is a remarkable astronomic fact that similar conjunctions occurred on September 29 and December 5 of the same year. Upon the basis of these extraordinary but wholly natural events the well-meaning zealots of the succeeding generation constructed the appealing legend of the star of Bethlehem and the adoring Magi led thereby to the manger, where they beheld and worshiped the newborn babe. Oriental and near-Oriental minds delight in fairy stories, and they are continually spinning such beautiful myths about the lives of their religious leaders and political heroes. In the absence of printing, when most human knowledge was passed by word of mouth from one generation to another, it was very easy for myths to become traditions and for traditions eventually to become accepted as facts.. • . Helps to combine a dependent clause to an independent clause.. • . Dependent clause – incomplete thought . After the game. •. Independent clause – complete thought (subject, predicate, doesn’t need more info). By Alexis Kitchens . Subordinating conjunctions. The subordinating conjunction is the essential ingredient in a complex sentence. One main clause (or independent) and one subordinate(or dependent) makes up a complex sentence. s. ubordinating. . conjunctions?. Conjunctions. Subordinating. Grammar Toolkit. Conjunctions. Subordinating. A conjunction joins sentences, . clauses or words within a clause.. Tom . and. . Tim are twins, . Copyright © 2015 by Write Score LLC. Learning Objectives and Goals:. Students will learn to use sentence variety through:. Using various sentence . types. Combining sentences. Why use sentence variety?. Sentences. Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas. The sentences can be joined to form a . compound sentence.. Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer. Look at these examples.. FANBOYS. . F. or. A. nd. N. or. B. ut. O. r. Y. et. S. o. FANBOYS. F. or. A. nd. N. or. B. ut. O. r. Y. et. S. o. FANBOYS are . coordinating conjunctions. . We often use them with a comma to make a . Conjunctions. Subordinating Conjunctions. Join . clauses . and make complex sentences. Examples. The . paperboy lost . the . sports. section. again . because. . he is . the worst.. If. . you have . A clause contains both a subject and a predicate and is usually set apart by commas . or a . semicolon.. . It . can either be . independent. , forming a sentence in its own right, or it can be . dependent. Sentences. Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas. The sentences can be joined to form a . compound sentence.. Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer. Look at these examples.. Information for Teachers. A grammar task: Identify the sentence types that are highlighted in the extract from ‘. Skellig. ’ by David Almond, and explain your decisions. Choices are: simple/compound/complex/minor. What is a compound sentence?. A . compound sentence . has at least one . independent clause. ; . it is . usually two independent clauses joined by a semi-colon or a conjunction.. In other words, a . compound . under what condition and. . Cause—Effect, Reason or Result, Why: . 3. . Under what. . Condition: . if, as if, even if, unless, . though, as though, although, even though. Cause—Effect,. All conjunctions are called glue words because they glue together parts of sentences.. . Before we talk about types of conjunctions, we need to know what they can glue together and what those things mean....