Lessons on Subordinate Conjunctions

___ he worked hard all year long, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.

• Because

• Since

• Even though

_______ he didn’t have much money, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.

• Even though

• Although

• Because

___ he didn’t have much money, he was still able to buy an expensive gift for his father.

• Unless

• Although

• As long as

___ he works hard all year long, he won’t be able to buy his father an expensive gift.

• Once

• Unless

• Since

___ he worked hard all year long and was able to earn a lot of money, he bought his father a very expensive gift.

• Since

• Although

• When

___ spend a lot of money on a gift, he made a present for his father.

• If only

• Before

• Rather than

___ he buys his father an expensive gift, he won’t buy anything for himself.

• When

• Until

• While

___ he buys his father an expensive gift, he won’t buy anything for himself.

• While

• Unless

• Even if

___ he bought an expensive gift for his father, he felt tremendous joy.

• Till

• Unless

• When

___ he buys his father an expensive gift, he needs to make sure he has enough money.

• Unless

• Before

• After