Page 7 - Lesson Note

Real-Life Examples of Subordinating Conjunctions:

 I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set,
I go into the other room and read a book. (Comedian Groucho Marx)
(The subordinate clause establishes a time for the main clause.)

 Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.
(Greek physician Hippocrates)
(The subordinate clause establishes a place for the main clause.)

 People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer
to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.
(The subordinate clause establishes a reason for the main clause.)

 Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to
him. (Author Paul Eldridge)
(The subordinate clause establishes a condition for the main clause.)

 I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. (Sir
Winston Churchill)
(The subordinate clause establishes a concession for the main clause.)

 Everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise. (Poet
Margaret Atwood)
(The subordinate clause establishes a comparison for the main clause.)

Underline the conjunction (To be done in the Class work Notebook)