Learning Objective: I can use subordinating conjunctions in writing and speaking Date:

At the end of this lesson:

Starter Put these sentences into the correct category (simple, compound, complex) I am happy. When you are finished, I will be waiting for you. The girls are hard workers, but they can be distracted at times. The dog is barking. The UAE is a large country with many different nationalities.

What is a subordinating conjunction? A subordinating conjunction makes a clause within a sentence dependent on a complete sentence in order to make sense A subordinate conjunction is followed by a subject and predicate

Common Subordinating Conjunctions after how until although if unless as insasmuch as if in order that when as much as now that where as soon as provided (that) wherever as though since while because so that before than that even if even though though

Consider the following complete sentence: Kate dropped the pizza on the floor.

Now look what happens when we add a subordinating conjunction: Because Kate dropped the pizza on the floor What happened to the complete sentence? Now it is dependent on another clause or complete sentence in order to make sense.

Add a complete sentence: Because Kate dropped the pizza on the floor she had to clean it up.

Try another one! Whenever the teacher assigns homework What is the subordinating conjunction? What is the subject that follows it? What is the predicate? Add a complete sentence…

A complete sentence… Whenever the teacher assigns homework, the students start to cry. the students run for the hills. the students jump for joy!