03/06/2025
Subordinating Conjunctions
The second type of conjunction is a subordinating conjunction. They are more complex than the first type (coordinating conjunctions, such as “and, but, or”). Subordinating conjunctions join two clauses together.
Sentences are made of words, phrases, and clauses. A clause is a longer part of a sentence. There are usually two types, “dependent” and “independent.” The independent clause is also called the “main clause” and could be a complete sentence on its own. The dependent clause can be a long group of words but does not make sense on its own.
Because she ran, she was on time for work.
“Because she ran” is the dependent clause. It is not complete statement. “She was on time for work” is the independent clause. It could be a sentence on its own. “Because” is the subordinating conjunction.
The dependent clause gives more information about the independent clause. The subordinating conjunction can usually be places either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle to introduce the dependent clause:
She was on time for work because she ran.
If the dependent clause is first, it is followed by a comma.
Because she ran, she was on time for work.
If the dependent clause is at the end of the sentence, there is no comma.
She was on time for work because she ran.
Some common subordinating conjunctions are:
while, although, where, when, until, provided, once, unless, in case, as far as, so that, because, as soon as, after, though, supposing, how, no matter how, as if, because, before, as, since, in that, after, if, so that, even if, whenever
從屬連詞
第二種類型的結合是subordinating conjunction。 它們比第一種類型更複雜（協調連詞，例如“and，but，或”）。 Subordinating conjunction將兩個子句連接在一起。
句子由單詞，短語和從句組成。 A clause是句子的較長部分。 通常有兩種 ”從句” 和“獨立”。獨立子句也稱為“main clause”，從句是一個完整的句子。 The dependent clause可以是一組很長的單詞，但它本身沒有意義。
Because he ran, he was on time for work. 因為他跑步所以他可以準時返工.
“Because因為 he ran” is the dependent clause. 這不是完整的句子 “he was on time for work” 是獨立的句子. 他本身可以是一句句子. “Because因為” is the subordinating conjunction.
dependent子句提供有關獨立子句的更多信息。 從屬連詞通常可以放在句子的開頭或中間。
She was on time for work because she ran.
如果從屬子句是第一句，則後面跟一個逗號。 ( , ):
Because she ran, she was on time for work.
如果從屬子句在句子的末尾，則沒有逗號。She was on time for work
because she ran.
一些常見的從屬連詞是：
while, although, where, when, until, provided, once, unless, in case, as far as, so that, because, as soon as, after, though, supposing, how, no matter how, as if, because, before, as, since, in that, after, if, so that, even if, whenever
