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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes

Task Without looking at the above table, identify the subordinating conjunctions in the
following sentences and identify how they are functioning. Then rewrite the sentences by
changing the order of the clauses and punctuate as needed.
1. John tried hard to finish his super fudgy-wudgy sundae, though it seemed an
impossible task.
2. I will pay you back as soon as I get the money.
3. Until I started going to class regularly, I performed poorly on the weekly quizzes.

4. Even though she had a ten-page paper to write, Mary went to the movies with
friends.
5. Before he was a famous writer, John Steinbeck was a maintenance man.

6. After she graduates this year, Julie will work in her father's law firm.

12.4 Summary

Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a dependent clause (incomplete thought) to an
independent clause.

The subordinating conjunction "when" is used to join the dependent clause to the
independent clause.
The independent clause (SVC) contains a subject (S), a verb (V), and a completer (C). The
completer - any word or words that complete the thought.
Phrases are word groups that function within the sentence.
Subordinate clauses are not complete sentences because they have a subordinator before
their subject.

12.5 Keywords

Coordinating Conjunctions: It used to connect two independent clauses.
Conjunction: It is a joiner, a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence.

Subordinating Conjunctions: It used to establish the relationship between the dependent clause
and the rest of the sentence.

12.6 Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. We recognized her at once, .................... we had not seen her for years.
2. He kept reading .................... he fell asleep.
3. The moon will rise .................... the sun sets.

4. It looks .................... the train will be late.
5. .................... she got her degree, she became a teacher.
6. We will not go skiing .................... the weather is good.

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