Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz

What is the purpose of using subordinating conjunctions in sentences?

• To create a list of items

• To compare two simple sentences

• To combine simple sentences into a complex sentence

• To ask a question

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Where can a conjunction appear in a sentence?

• Only at the beginning

• Only in the middle

• At the beginning or in the middle

• At the end

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What should you do when you begin a sentence with a conjunction?

• Use a semicolon after the first simple sentence

• Use a comma after the first simple sentence

• Use an exclamation mark after the first simple sentence

• Use a period after the first simple sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which subordinating conjunction is used to show when things happen?

• Because

• Although

• After

• Unless

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The game had already begun. We arrived.

• The game had already begun because we arrived.

• Although the game had already begun, we arrived.

• The game had already begun when we arrived.

• The game had already begun while we arrived.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

It started to rain. The game was not called off.

• Although it started to rain, the game was not called off.

• Because it started to rain, the game was not called off.

• It started to rain when the game was not called off.

• It started to rain unless the game was not called off.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The Hawks won. They scored the most goals.

• The Hawks won unless they scored the most goals.

• The Hawks won before they scored the most goals.

• After the Hawks won, they scored the most goals.

• The Hawks won because they scored the most goals.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

The game was over. We went out for pizza.

• Until the game was over, we went out for pizza.

• After the game was over, we went out for pizza.

• The game was over unless we went out for pizza.

• The game was over because we went out for pizza.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction.

• She went to the store, and she bought some bread.

• Before she went to the store, she made a list.

• She went to the store, but she forgot to buy bread.

• She went to the store, so she bought some bread.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1.b

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction.

• She likes to read, but she doesn't like to write.

• He went to bed because he was tired.

• They went to the park, and they played soccer.

• She is smart, so she gets good grades.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E