Lesson 9 Subordinating Conjunctions

Lesson 9 Subordinating Conjunctions

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

Anna looked for a lifeguard before she decided to go swimming.

• looked

• decided

• before

• swimming

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

When she saw a lifeguard on duty, she went into the water.

• When

• went

• water

• lifeguard

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

She wanted to be careful because the tide was very strong.

• wanted

• because

• was

• tide

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

Although Anna was not a very good swimmer, she loved the ocean.

• Although

• not

• she

• loved

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

Since people sometimes swam too far out, the town had roped off

a safe swimming area.

• Since

• out

• roped

• sometimes

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

Once, a boy almost drowned after the tide pulled him past the rope.

• Once

• drowned

• after

• pulled

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

His sister saw him and called out until the lifeguard heard her.

• saw

• called

• and

• until

Multiple Choice

What is the subordinating conjunction?

Though it was difficult, the boy kept his head above the water.

• Though

• difficult

• kept

• above

Open Ended

Write your own sentence using one of the subordinating conjunctions: if, because, when, while, although.