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Subordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctions are joining words. Subordinating
conjunctions join dependent clauses (those that cannot stand alone) to independent
clauses (complete sentences in themselves). These conjunctions act as bridges
between clauses by expressing relationships of time, condition, and cause and
effect. Some subordinating conjunctions are:
| After | Because | Except (that) | Since | When |
| Although | Before | If (only) | Though | Whenever |
| As | By the time | In case | Until | While |
| As far as | Even though | In order that | Unless | Whether |
Conjunctive Adverbs
These words act as both adverbs and conjunctions at the same time. Usually a
semi-colon is placed before a conjunctive adverb and is followed by a comma. Please
note that conjunctive adverbs are not used as subordinators.
| Accordingly | First, second | However | Meanwhile | Still |
| Also | Furthermore | Indeed | Moreover | Then |
| Besides | Hence | Instead | Nevertheless | Therefore |
| Consequently | Henceforth | Likewise | Otherwise | Thus |
Relative Pronouns
These words are called relative pronouns because they relate one part of a sentence
to another. They connect two parts of a sentence by referring to the noun for which
they stand.
who, what, that, when, whom, where, which
Examples:
Consuelo gave a gift to Gene whom she has known since the
sixth grade.
I can't wait until 6:00 pm which is the time I eat dinner.
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