Conjunction Case
Conjunctions
II. Subordinating Conjunctions
Definition:
A subordinating conjunction joins one clause (Subject + Verb) to another clause, making one of the two clauses subordinate to or dependent on the other. The dependent clause will always begin with a subordinate conjunction. There can be two sentence patterns when using subordinate conjunctions:
1) Subordinate Conjunction + Clause (Dependent/Subordinate), Main Clause (Independent)
e.g. When art meets the public, unexpected things happen.
2) Main Clause (Independent) + Subordinate Conjunction + Clause (Dependent/Subordinate)
e.g. I have participated in numerous kinds of volunteer services since I was first admitted to the University.
The table below contains a list of common subordinating conjunctions:
after
although
as far as
as long as
as soon as
as if
as though
because
before
even if
even though
if only
inasmuch as
in case that
insofar as
in order that
in that
in the end that
just in case
no matter how
now that
on condition that provided that
Since
rather than
so that
though
through
unless
until
when(ever)
whereas
wherever
whether (or not)
while