Subordinating Conjunctions and Independent and Dependent Clauses

What starts the dependent clause?

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Subordinating Conjunctions

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• Creates the independent clause

• Creates the dependent clause

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• Always appears at the beginning of a sentence

independent clause + 1 dependent clause

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

2 independent clauses + 1 dependent clause

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: "You should wear a jacket because it is cold outside."

• You should wear a jacket

• because it is cold outside

• it is cold outside

• wear a jacket

Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• Since

• Although

• However

• After

she studied diligently

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

I eat my lunch in the shade.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

__________ a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It does not express complete thought.

What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
Unless we get rain soon, the flowers will die.

• flowers

• unless

• die

• soon