Subordinating Conjunctions and Independent and Dependent Clauses

Which of the following are subordinating conjunctions?

• for, nor, and, but

• into, toward, behind

• if, when, because

• so, or, yet

Whenever you listen, you learn. What type of sentence is this?

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• None of the above

What kind of clause is the subordinating conjunction in?

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• conjunction clause

• coordinating clause

When the subordinating conjunction is at the beginning of the sentence, what goes at the end of that dependent clause?

• a period

• parenthesis

• nothing

• a comma

What is an independent clause?

• A sentence that can stand alone and make sense

• It has to have a fanboy in it.

• It has to have a subordinating conjunction in it.

• If it has a subject and verb, it is an independent clause

Subordinating conjunctions start which type of clauses?

• independent clauses

• dependent clauses

• both a and b

• simple sentences

Which is the correct complex sentence structure?

• One independent clause

• One dependent clause

• An independent clause and a dependent clause

• A simple sentence with a subject and verb

When a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma is required.

• True

• False

When a subordinating conjunction is in the middle of a sentence, a comma is required.

• True

• False

Which word is not a subordinating conjunctions.

• If

• When

• While

• Summer