SUBORDINATION After Although As As if Because

1. SUBORDINATION After Although As As if Because Before Even Though If Once Since So (so that) Though That Unless Until What Whatever When Whenever Where Whereas Whether Who Which While Why A subordinator makes the subject-verb group it’s with NOT able to stand alone. The dog barked. (has subject & verb, can stand alone) When the dog barked. Because the dog barked. Cannot stand alone

2. SUBORDINATORS After Although As As if Because Before Even Though If Once Since So (so that) Thought That Unless Until What Whatever When Whenever Where Whereas Whether Who Which While Why Miriam has a craving for barbecued goat. If his mother-in-law calls. Whenever I’m at the hair stylist’s. While you were sleeping. It rained for three days nonstop. No one believes my story about the alien abduction. Before Shemp drank his third mint julep.

3. SUBORDINATORS After Although As As if Because Before Even Though If Once Since So (so that) Thought That Unless Until What Whatever When Whenever Where Whereas Whether Who Which While Why Miriam has a craving for barbecued goat. If his mother-in-law calls. Whenever I’m at the hair stylist’s. While you were sleeping. It rained for three days nonstop. No one believes my story about the alien abduction. Before Shemp drank his third mint julep. calls, I’d like a word with her. stylist’s, I get sleepy. sleeping, Jan baked a pumpkin pie. julep, he toasted the Civil War.

4. To FIX a run-on or comma splice, you could add a SUBORDINATOR to the first or second sentence. Leigh Ann already has five dachshunds she would like two more. Although Leigh Ann already has five dachshunds, she would like two more. I’d like to check your answer in the book, it doesn’t sound right. I’d like to check your answer in the book because it doesn’t sound right. Run-on Comma splice

5. Fix the following run-ons or comma splices by adding subordinators: It rains, I get a sinus headache. The storm arrived we started to close windows. Thaddeus made an “A” in math all the football players want to be his friend. He makes a lot of money as a banker he is a stingy man. Whenever it rains, I get a sinus headache. If it rains, I get a sinus headache. When it rains, I get a sinus headache. When the storm arrived, we started to close windows. As the storm arrived, we started to close windows. Before the storm arrived, we started to close windows. Since Thaddeus made an “A” in math, all the football players want to be his friend. Because Thaddeus made an “A” in math, all the football players want to be his friend. After Thaddeus made an “A” in math, all the football players want to be his friend. Although he makes a lot of money as a banker, he is a stingy man. Even though he makes a lot of money as a banker, he is a stingy man. Though he makes a lot of money as a banker, he is a stingy man.

6. PUNCTUATION WITH SUBORDINATION An incomplete thought before a complete thought (use a comma between them): IF you touch my purse, I will hit you with my umbrella. A complete though before an incomplete thought (no punctuation): I will hit you with my umbrella if you touch my purse. NO punctuation if the subordinator is between the two thoughts

7. As we watched the hot-air balloons float lazily up into the sky we imagined escaping from the prison yard. When you wish upon a star you should think about getting your teeth whitened. Marcos becomes melancholy whenever he listens to Miles Davis on trumpet. I love listening to Bonnie Raitt on her slide guitar, because it reminds me of living in Montgomery. Being a fabulously rich and popular rock star does have some distinct benefits, until tax time comes around. , , I love listening to Bonnie Raitt on her slide guitar because it reminds me of living in Montgomery. Being a fabulously rich and popular rock star does have some distinct benefits until tax time comes around.