Sat Grammar Boundaries Subordination and Coordination

What are coordinating conjunctions?

• Words that connect clauses of equal importance in a sentence.

• Words that connect clauses of unequal importance in a sentence.

• Words that connect clauses of opposite meaning in a sentence.

• Words that connect clauses of different importance in a sentence.

Name the coordinating conjunctions.

• and

• since

• although

• because

What is the purpose of coordinating conjunctions?

• to indicate the order of words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

• to emphasize certain words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

• to separate words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

• to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance in a sentence.

What are subordinating conjunctions?

• Subordinating conjunctions are words that join independent clauses to dependent clauses.

• Subordinating conjunctions are words that join two independent clauses.

• Subordinating conjunctions are words that join nouns and verbs.

• Subordinating conjunctions are words that join dependent clauses to independent clauses.

Give examples of subordinating conjunctions.

• after, although, as, because, before, if, since, though, unless, until, when, where, while

• since, although, unless

• after, as, until

• before, if, when

What is the function of subordinating conjunctions?

• to join independent clauses to dependent clauses.

• to separate independent clauses from dependent clauses.

• to connect two independent clauses together.

• to join dependent clauses to independent clauses.

What is the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

• Coordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses, while subordinating conjunctions join independent clauses.

• Coordinating conjunctions join words of equal importance, while subordinating conjunctions join phrases.

• Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses or words of equal importance, while subordinating conjunctions join an independent clause with a dependent clause.

• Coordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses, while subordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses.

Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: 'I like to play basketball and soccer.'

• and

• because

• or

• but

Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence: 'After I finish my homework, I will go to the park.'

• I

• my

• After

• finish

Rewrite the following sentence using a coordinating conjunction: 'I want to go to the movies. I also want to eat ice cream.'

• I want to go to the movies and I also want to eat ice cream.

• I want to go to the movies so I also want to eat ice cream.

• I want to go to the movies or I also want to eat ice cream.

• I want to go to the movies but I also want to eat ice cream.