Understanding Subordinating Clauses

The video tutorial introduces subordinating clauses and explains how they connect with main clauses using subordinating conjunctions. It provides examples of sentences with subordinating clauses and demonstrates how to switch the order of clauses. Students are given exercises to practice creating sentences with subordinating clauses and are encouraged to use different conjunctions. The tutorial concludes with a task for students to write sentences using the concepts learned.

What is the purpose of a subordinating conjunction?

• To join a main clause and a subordinate clause

• To join two main clauses

• To end a sentence

• To start a sentence

Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• And

• Although

• Because

• Since

What is a main clause?

• A clause that cannot stand alone

• A clause that makes sense by itself

• A clause that ends with a comma

• A clause that always starts with a conjunction

In the sentence 'Bar Jack's heart began to race', what is the main clause?

• To race

• Bar Jack's heart began to race

• Began to race

• Bar Jack's heart

What happens to the full stop when adding a subordinating clause?

• It is replaced by a comma

• It is removed and placed at the end of the sentence

• It stays at the end of the main clause

• It is placed before the conjunction

Which part of the sentence 'when he saw the strange man' is the subordinating conjunction?

• The strange man

• Saw

• He

• When

What punctuation is needed when the subordinating clause comes first?

• A full stop

• A semicolon

• A comma

• A colon

In the sentence 'When he saw the strange man, Bar Jack's heart began to race', what is the main clause?

• When he saw the strange man

• Bar Jack's heart began to race

• Began to race

• He saw the strange man

What should you do to the main clause when reading it aloud in class?

• Whisper it

• Shout it a little louder

• Read it at the same volume

• Skip it

What is the task given to students in the exercise section?

• List all subordinating conjunctions

• Create two sentences with a subordinate clause

• Draw a picture

• Write a story