Subordinating Conjunctions Signaling Relationships of Time or Place. Another function of subordinating conjunctions is to show a relationship between two clauses involving a transition of time or place. Some examples of such subordinating conjunctions are once, while, when, whenever, where, wherever, before, and after.

How do you know if a conjunction is subordinating?

A conjunction is a word, or words, used to connect two clauses together. Words such as: 'although', 'because' or 'when' . A subordinating clause is a part of a sentence that adds additional information to the main clause.

What are the 7 subordinating conjunctions?

The most common subordinate conjunctions in the English language include: than, rather than, whether, as much as, whereas, that, whatever, which, whichever, after, as soon as, as long as, before, by the time, now that, once, since, till, until, when, whenever, while, though, although, even though, who, whoever, whom.