Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

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Subordinating vs. Coordinating Conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions are used to combine a dependent clause to an independent clause

• –Ex. Since I ate too much candy, I had to get five cavities filled at the dentist’s office.

• •“Since” is the subordinating conjunction.

• •Notice that “Since I ate too much candy” is not a complete thought; therefore, it depends on the rest of the sentence in order to make sense.

Subordinating vs. Coordinating Conjunctions

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to combine two or more independent clauses.

• –Ex. I had to go to the dentist’s office today, so I missed school.

• So is the coordinating conjunction.

• Notice that “I miss school” and “I had to go to the dentist’s office today” are both complete thoughts.

Subordinating Conjunctions

• A- after, although        

•  W- when, while 

•  U- until, unless 

•   B- before, because

•   I- if

•   S- since, so T- though

Multiple Choice

My dog ran around the yard.

She did this after a cat jumped over the fence.

• My dog ran around the yard, and the cat jumped over the fence.

• My dog ran around the yard after a cat jumped over the fence.

• A cat jumped over the fence, my dog ran around the yard.

Multiple Choice

Dia de los Muertos is a popular holiday.

Many people celebrate it.

• Since Dia de los Muertos is a popular holiday, many people celebrate it.

• Many people celebrate it because Dia de los Muertos is popular.

• Dia de los Muertos is a popular holiday, but many people celebrate it.

Multiple Choice

The presidential candidates spoke about many topics.

They debated about several issues.

• The presidential candidates spoke about many topics, and they debated about several issues.

• The presidential candidates spoke about many topics until they debated about several issues.

• .Although the presidential candidates spoke about many issues, they debated about several issues.

Multiple Choice

News coverage on a neighborhood fire was limited.

A lot of people didn’t know what was going on.

• News coverage on a neighborhood fire was limited, but a lot of people didn’t know what was going on.

• News coverage on a neighborhood fire was limited, a lot of people didn’t know what was going on.

• Because news coverage on a neighborhood fire was limited, a lot of people didn’t know what was going on.

Multiple Choice

Andrew didn’t want to trick or treat.

He didn’t want to pass out candy either.

• Andrew didn’t want to trick or treat, for he didn’t want to pass out candy either.

• When Andrew didn’t want to trick or treat, he didn’t want to pass out candy either

• .Andrew neither wanted to trick or treat, nor did he want to pass out candy.

Multiple Choice

Performing in front of the class seemed silly.

It was a lot of fun.

• Though performing in front of the class seemed silly, it was a lot of fun.

• Performing in front of the class seemed silly because it was a lot of fun.

• It was a lot of fun, yet performing in front of the class seemed silly.

Multiple Choice

Ben wanted to see what all the commotion was about.

There were too many people in the way.

• Ben wanted to see what all the commotion was about; there were too many people in the way.

• Because there were too many people in the way, Ben wanted to see what all the commotion was about.

• Ben wanted to see what all the commotion was about, but there were too many people in the way.

Multiple Choice

Many spiders are beneficial.

Numerous people are terrified of them.

• Many spiders are beneficial, and numerous people are terrified of them.

• Many spiders are beneficial, yet numerous people are terrified of them.

• If many spiders are beneficial, numerous people are terrified of them.

Multiple Choice

Gary couldn’t play football.

He had to make good grades.

• Gary couldn’t play football, yet he had to make good grades.

• Gary couldn’t play football unless he made good grades.

• Until Gary couldn’t play football, he had to make good grades.

Multiple Choice

I was going to be late to an appointment.

I was in a rush to get ready.

• Since I was in a rush to get ready, I was going to be late to an appointment.

• I was going to be late to an appointment, for I was in a rush to get ready.

• I was going to be late to an appointment, so I was in a rush to get ready.

Multiple Choice

The wind howled.

A storm was blowing into the city.

• The wind howled, and a storm was blowing into the city.

• The wind howled though a storm was blowing into the city.

• The wind howled while the storm was blowing into the city.

Multiple Choice

The mountains are beautiful.

The mountains are also dangerous.

• The mountains are beautiful, and the mountains are dangerous.

• The mountains are beautiful until they are dangerous.

• The mountains are beautiful, but they are also dangerous.