Hello friends, I hope you all are
fit as a fiddle.
We are going to discuss
subordinating conjunctions in this article. I hope that you have already gone
through its previous parts in case you haven’t yet. I advise you to read them
once so that you can understand the type
of subordinating conjunctions.
You will learn in this article;
1.
Conjunction
of Manner
2.
Conjunction
of place
What is a subordinating
conjunction?
A subordinating conjunction is used
to connect subordinating clause to the main clause. The subordinating clause
can never stand its own and give complete meaning. Therefore, it needs an
independent clause to give its full sense.
Let’s understand with the help of
some subordinating conjunctions examples.
I do not wish to know where she
lives.
There are two clauses in the above
sentence.
“I do not wish to know” (Main
clause) because it doesn’t need any other sentence to complete the meaning. It
is quite enough to express someone’s intention clearly.
While “where she lives” is a
subordinating clause or you can also say it is a dependent clause because it
needs a main clause to complete its meaning else it will be an incorrect
sentence if we use it anywhere.
A subordinating clause always comes
with a main sentence only then it can make two and two four.
How many types of subordinating
conjunctions are there?
People often get confused about how
many types of subordinating conjunctions we have in the English language.
9 types of
subordinating conjunctions
1.
Conjunction
of Time
2.
Conjunction
of Reason
3.
Conjunction
of Purpose
4.
Conjunction
of Result
5.
Conjunction
of Condition
6.
Conjunction
of Comparison
7.
Conjunction
of Concession
8.
Conjunction
of Manner
9.
Conjunction
of place
Conjunction of manner
[As, as if
& as though]
What is a conjunction of manner and
when do we need to use the conjunction of manner?
One needs to use the conjunction of
manner to show how a person performs any action or activity.
AS
1.
She
always works as her boss advises her.
2.
A
student wrote answers in the examination as his teacher taught him.
3.
You
reap as you sow.
4.
It
did not happen as we planned.
5.
They
laughed as they found my job amusing.
[As if
& As though]
Before we move on to use (as if and
as though), there is something really important to share with you all with the
help of the below table.
|
Action |
Always Use |
||
|
is something |
Were |
||
|
|
Subject |
has something |
Had |
|
does something |
Past indefinite tense |
||
When we have to describe any
hypothetical situation, we use two different sentences wherein one shows a
condition while another is the result of it. Here is an example of it. In case
you don’t know how to use past
indefinite tense, you can go and learn it here.
For example,
She speaks English so fluently as
if she were a native English speaker. (She is not in reality)
There are three situations wherein
you can use these conjunctions of manner.
1.
When a subject is
something.
Maria is an English teacher. (Here the
subject is a teacher)
He is the president. (Subject is
the president)
Elon Musk is my best friend.
Jeff Bezos is my old neighbor.
When you come across such cases,
you always need to use “Were” for all the subjects whether it is a singular
subject or a plural one.
2.
When a subject has
something.
He has a Lamborghini car.
They have millions of dollars.
Romeo has access to the prime
minister.
I have supernatural power.
Mostly we take unreal cases in this
regard that are not present in reality.
3. When
a subject does something.
He goes to America.
They belong to India.
He asked me for help.
Note:- we usually take
hypothetical situations in such conditions. These conjunction examples help us show the manner of a person and how he
does an action.
Let’s get on board to use these
expressions!
1.
She
scolds me as if she were my mother.
2.
I
care for her as though she were my wife.
3.
They
behave with me as if I had so much intelligence.
4.
People
live as though we were extremely affluent.
5.
I
love her as if she were a part of my life.
6.
We
should live as if it were the last day of our lives.
7.
Mr.
Narendra Modi shows as if he were a saint.
8.
A
father works as though he had an untiring soul.
Conjunction
of place
[Where and
wherever]
People often get confused about how
to use the conjunction of place
(where and wherever). It is a bit tricky because we have to indicate a place
without its name. Let me explain to you with the help of examples.
I will go to Chicago where my
family lives.
“Where” indicates the name of a
place (Chicago) here therefore, it will be an adjective clause.
I will go where my family lives.
(Without place name)
Therefore, it is the correct use of
conjunction to make an adverb clause. Likewise, we can make many more conjunction of place examples and use
them. Make sure, you don’t mention the name of any sentence.
1. You will find me waiting for you
where the embraces the death.
2. Near, far, wherever you are, my
heart will go on.
3. She found me where the last
metro station exits.
4. I find happiness
wherever I see her face.
5. Nobody knows where our
destination might take us.
Isn’t it so interesting to indicate
a place without being mentioned in words? This is how people can talk about the
place they have met or had something special hidden out there.
Likewise, you can make sentences
and use them to sound like a native English speaker. In case you find any
difficulties to understand or use these subordinating and coordinating
conjunctions examples, please do let us know. Your feedback
really matters a lot to us.
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