Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Realism: Clauses
This lesson focuses on clauses including dependent, independent, adjective, adverb, and noun clauses. It also explains the use of subordinate conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs and provides examples. It features a...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Subordinating Conjunctions
Learn how to use and understand the purpose of subordinating conjunctions.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Subordinating Conjunctions
This lesson is about the proper use of subordinating conjunctions. You will learn to make your writing more interesting by using conjunctions, but you will specifically focus on subordinating conjunctions such as because, when, while.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions
Come and learn about all types of conjunctions when you visit this educational resource. This site gives a clear definition of the function of a conjunction. Use the "Turn the Page," function to learn more.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Conjunctions
This entry focuses on the kinds of conjunctions including coordinating, correlative, subordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs and the punctuation needed with each kind. It explains, gives examples, and provides lists of each kind.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Subordinate Conjunction
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a subordinating conjunction, a subordinate conjunction, in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Subordinate Conjunction
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a subordinating conjunction, a subordinate conjunction, in the context of a sentence.
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English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Subordinating Conjunctions [Pdf]
To review subordinating conjunctions, you'll find a list of common subordinating conjunctions and two exercises in which students practice their understanding. [PDF]
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: What Are Sentence Fragments?
This learning module provides a clear explanation of sentence fragments. Hints for finding sentence fragments are provided, along with explanations about how to fix them.
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: Common Mistakes
This interactive exercise provides eight questions for students. Students will identify verb errors and sentence fragments.
Quia
Quia: Main Idea/supporting Details
This is a conjunctions quiz using coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Grammar: Clauses
This site discusses the two main types of clauses. Content includes instructions for and examples of using clauses to build different types of sentences and information on recognizing types of clauses.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Subordinating Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a standard definition and numerous examples of subordinating conjunctions, using journalistic (newspaper-like) examples. Provides list of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Subordinating Conjunctions
This lesson focuses on subordinating conjunctions; it discusses their purpose, explains the questions they address, and provides a list of them. It also shows how to punctuate sentences with subordinate clauses based on their location in...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Subordinating Conjunctions
This slideshow lesson focuses on subordinating conjunctions by defining them, listing them, and providing examples showing placement and how to punctuate them correctly.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Conjunctions
This page focuses on conjunctions including what conjunctions are; the types of conjunctions: Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating; how to start sentences with conjunctions, examples of each of the above, and lists for each type...
University of Victoria (Canada)
Elc Study Zone: Basic Subordinating Conjunctions
This English language tutorial explains subordinating conjunctions. Offers charts, examples, and links to self-tests.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Main and Subordinate Clauses
In this lesson, we are going to learn how to use and understand main clauses and subordinate clauses to improve your writing.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Parts of Speech Conjunctions
Nice website that offers an explanation of coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions, along with examples of usage and an interactive quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
Identify and use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in sentences.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subordination and Coordination Quick Guide
This article focuses on subordination and coordination including, process of linking clauses with punctuation and conjunctions, types of conjunctions, dependent and independent clauses.
English Plus+
English Plus: Subordinating Conjunction
A simple explanation of subordinating conjunctions with examples. The page includes a list of common subordinating conjunctions.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Subordinating Conjunction Rules [Pdf]
This PDF provides a writer's handout which covers the rules for using subordinating conjunctions. There are three complex sentence patterns to learn with subordinating conjunctions. Two patterns require you to make use of commas; one...
Other
Daily Grammar: Glossary of Grammar Terms
A succinct overview of basic grammar terms with links to lessons; written by a high school English teacher.