Mastering Subordinating Conjunctions

What do conjunctions join together?

• Only clauses

• Only phrases

• Only words

• Words, phrases, and clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• Yet

• Because

• And

• For

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What do subordinating conjunctions join?

• Dependent clauses to independent clauses

• Independent clauses to independent clauses

• Words to words

• Phrases to phrases

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which word is a subordinating conjunction?

• Although

• And

• But

• Or

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What happens when you add 'when' to the beginning of an independent clause?

• It becomes a phrase

• It becomes a dependent clause

• It becomes a coordinating clause

• It remains an independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is a dependent clause?

• She wins many awards.

• Teresa is a great gymnast.

• When Finn went to the ropes course.

• Finn went to the ropes course.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the mnemonic to remember common subordinating conjunctions?

• ROYGBIV

• PEMDAS

• AAAWWUBBIS

• FANBOYS

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is NOT part of AAAWWUBBIS?

• After

• Until

• Although

• And

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Fill in the blank: '_____ I prove that I am responsible, my parents said we can get a puppy.'

• After

• If

• While

• Because

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Fill in the blank: '_____ we walked along the beach, we collected shells.'

• Because

• After

• If

• As

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E