1. Subordinating Conjunctions
create dependent clauses, which must be connected to independent clauses

2. Subordinating Conjunction
Clauses
All clauses have a subject and a verb
Dependent clauses cannot stand alone
Ex: before Nate left on his trip
Independent clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Ex: Nate left on his trip.
Subordinating Conjunction

3. List of Subordinating Conjunctions
after
although as
because
before
even though
if, even if
in order to
once
provided that
since
so that (or implied that)
though
unless
until
when, whenever
where, wherever, whereas
whether
while

4. Punctuating with subordinate conjunctions
When the subordinating conjunction begins the sentence, place a comma after the dependent clause.
No comma is used when the subordinating conjunction follows the independent clause.

5. Examples The tree will fall over unless we replace the top soil.
Unless we replace the top soil, the tree will fall over.
Whenever Jessica flips her hair, all the boys in the class lose their focus.
All the boys in the class lose their focus whenever Jessica flips her hair.

6. Practice
Write one sentence beginning with a subordinating conjunction.
Write another sentence with the subordinating conjunction in the middle of the sentence separating the two clauses.