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Subordinate

Conjunction

A su c is a

p o a s t add Dependent Clause

add in to t m words that contains a subject and verb
A dependent clause is a group of
c The su but does not express a complete

c c t be a sentence.
thought. A dependent clause cannot
su c (

c to a in c Independent Clause

A su c ca be words that contains a subject and verb
An independent clause is a group of
in independent clause is a sentence.
and expresses a complete thought. An

S

(De )

EXAMPLES:

1. He is shorter than me.

2. You can use my bicycle as long as you ride it carefully.

3. You can sleep now that you have finished your all
your work.

4. The person who wrote this book is brilliant.

The most common subordinating conjunctions in the

English language include: than, rather than, as soon

as. now that, once, since, until, only if, unless.....