Understanding Subordinating Conjunctions

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

• A clause that does not express a complete thought

• A clause that is always followed by a comma

• A clause that contains a subject and a verb

When is a comma not needed between clauses?

• When a dependent clause comes first

• When both clauses are dependent

• When an independent clause comes first

• When both clauses are independent

In the sentence 'Jay ate a lot of food because he was hungry,' which part is the independent clause?

• Ate a lot of food because

• He was hungry

• Because he was hungry

• Jay ate a lot of food

What punctuation is required when a sentence starts with a dependent clause?

• A period

• A semicolon

• A comma

• No punctuation is needed

In the sentence 'After Sam does his homework, he watches TV,' what is the role of 'after'?

• It is a noun

• It is a subordinating conjunction

• It is a coordinating conjunction

• It is an independent clause

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• After he does his homework

• I turn all the lights off

• Before I leave the house

• Because he was hungry

What is the function of subordinating conjunctions?

• To join two independent clauses

• To join a dependent clause with an independent clause

• To express complete thoughts

• To replace nouns in a sentence

Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• Because

• Although

• And

• Unless

Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence: 'Even though it was raining, we went for a walk.'

• Even though

• Was

• We

• It

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a subordinating conjunction?

• Because he was tired, he went to bed.

• He went to bed because.

• He went to bed, because he was tired.

• He was tired, he went to bed.