Subordinating Conjunction

________ Dan was sick, he went to work.

• Before

• After

• Whenever

• Even though

As she looked out the window, a bird swooped down from the tree.

The subordinate conjunction in this sentence is:

• as

• out

• down

• from

What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence? Although she was sick, my sister still went to school.

• was

• still

• although

• went

What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence?

Unless it is cloudy tonight, we will see the full moon.

• it

• unless

• will

• cloudy

What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence? My brother likes to listen to music while he does his homework.

• likes

• does

• while

• listen

Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?

After I ride the horse, I will feed the cow.

• After

• I

• feed

• ride

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

• for

• and

• while

• so

True or False:

Subordinating conjunctions always begin dependent clauses.

• True

• False

Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?

We traveled through North Carolina and Virginia before we entered Pennsylvania.

• and

• entered

• North Carolina

• before

The acronym AAAWWUBBIS stands for which of the following words?

• After, And, As, When, While, Until, Because, But, If, So

• After, Although, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since

• Alone, Asks, Abdominal, Wrench, Willy, Up, Below, Bored, Sing

• After, Alone, Agony, When, While, Until, Boots, But, It, So