Exploring Subordinating Conjunctions

This video tutorial covers the basics of coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions. It explains the difference between phrases and clauses, focusing on how subordinating conjunctions create dependent clauses. The video also distinguishes between conjunctions and prepositions, providing practical examples to illustrate these concepts. By the end, viewers should be able to identify subordinating conjunctions and differentiate them from prepositions.

What is the main goal of the video?

• To understand the difference between subordinating conjunctions and prepositions

• To learn about correlative conjunctions

• To identify coordinating conjunctions

• To memorize all types of conjunctions

Which of the following is true about phrases?

• They are always dependent clauses

• They can have a subject or a verb, but not both

• They never have a subject or a verb

• They always have both a subject and a verb

What is a subordinating conjunction?

• A word that joins two independent clauses

• A word that starts a dependent clause

• A word that pairs with another conjunction

• A word that ends a sentence

Why are subordinating conjunctions compared to tumors?

• Because they are difficult to identify

• Because they make a clause dependent

• Because they add unnecessary words to a sentence

• Because they make a clause independent

Which of the following is an example of a subordinating conjunction?

• But

• Or

• And

• Because

What does the acronym SWABI stand for?

• Since, When, Although, Because, If

• So, When, Although, But, If

• Since, While, And, Because, If

• So, While, And, But, If

How can you tell if 'before' is a preposition or a subordinating conjunction?

• By checking if it starts a sentence

• By checking if it ends a sentence

• By seeing if it is followed by a noun or a clause

• By looking at its position in the sentence

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• Before the mirror

• Before I leave

• Because she lost her job

• Until they are clean

What punctuation rule applies when a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence?

• A period should be placed after the dependent clause

• A semicolon should be used

• No punctuation is needed

• A comma should be placed after the dependent clause

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a subordinating conjunction?

• She went to the store. Because she needed milk.

• She went to the store, because she needed milk.

• Because she needed milk, she went to the store.

• She went to the store because, she needed milk.