<p>Subordinating Conjunctions (Use these in your vocabulary assignments.)</p><p>A subordinating conjunction joins two clauses (parts of sentences), or ideas, in such a way as to make one grammatically dependent upon the other.</p><p>Here are some examples:</p><p>The audience applauded when Aretha Franklin appeared on stage.</p><p>Franklin smiled as the audience cheered.</p><p>As soon as I heard she was coming, I rushed to buy tickets for my whole family.</p><p>Note: Here we see that subordinating conjunctions introduce a subordinate, or dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. The underlined section of the sentences in the examples is the dependent clause.</p><p>Here is a list of commonly used subordinating conjunction:</p><p>After Wherever Although While As Where As far as As if As long as As soon as As though Because Before Considering (that) If Inasmuch as In order that Provided (that) Since As long as So that Than Though Unless Until When Whenever Whereas </p>