Subordinating Conjunctions: Examples in Complex Sentences for Grade 6

📚 Quick Study Guide: Subordinating Conjunctions

• 🎯 What are Subordinating Conjunctions? They are words that connect a dependent (or subordinate) clause to an independent (or main) clause in a sentence.
• 🤔 What Do They Do? They show a relationship between the two clauses, such as time (when, while, before, after, until), cause and effect (because, since, so that), condition (if, unless), contrast (although, though, even though), or place (where, wherever).
• ✨ Common Examples: Some of the most frequently used subordinating conjunctions include: after, although, as, because, before, if, since, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while.
• 🏗️ Complex Sentences: When you use a subordinating conjunction, you create a complex sentence. This sentence type has at least one independent clause (can stand alone) and at least one dependent clause (cannot stand alone).
• 🚦 Punctuation Rule: If the dependent clause comes before the independent clause, you need a comma after the dependent clause. If the independent clause comes first, you usually don't need a comma.
  Example 1: Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
  Example 2: We stayed inside because it was raining.

📝 Practice Quiz: Subordinating Conjunctions

1. Which word is a subordinating conjunction in the following sentence?
"We went to the park after the rain stopped."

A) went
B) park
C) after
D) stopped

2. Choose the best subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence:
"I will help you with your homework ______ you promise to clean your room."

A) unless
B) if
C) although
D) because

3. Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
"Even though it was cold, they played outside."

A) they played outside
B) Even though it was cold
C) it was cold
D) played outside

4. In which sentence is the subordinating conjunction used correctly with punctuation?

A) Since he was hungry he ate a sandwich.
B) He ate a sandwich since he was hungry.
C) Since he was hungry, he ate a sandwich.
D) He, ate a sandwich since he was hungry.

5. What kind of relationship does the subordinating conjunction 'because' usually show?

A) Time
B) Cause or Reason
C) Contrast
D) Condition

6. Combine these two sentences using a subordinating conjunction: "She studied hard. She passed the test."

A) She studied hard, and she passed the test.
B) She studied hard; she passed the test.
C) Because she studied hard, she passed the test.
D) She studied hard. She passed the test.

7. Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

A) While
B) Until
C) But
D) Although