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Subordinators

Subordinatorsarelinkingwordsthatareusedtojoinclausestogether.Theyareused
atthebeginningorinthemiddleofasentence.Aclauseisagroupofwordsthat
mustcontainasubjectandpredicate.Therearetwotypesofclauses:
independentclausesthesecanstandaloneasasentencebythemselves
dependentclausesthesemakenosensebythemselves.
Example

Commonsubordinators
Belowaresomeexamplesofcommonlyusedsubordinators.
Comparison&
Contrast
Although
Though
Eventhough
While
Whereas
Possibility
if
asif
whether
unless

Cause/effect
Since
Sothat
Because

After
When
Until
Whenever
Before

Place&manner
Wherever
Where
How

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