Using Conjunctions

Here are some conjunctions that are frequently used in subordinate clauses:


TIME     CAUSE & EFFECT


after                   because
before                since
when                  now that
while                  as
as                       as/so long as
since                  inasmuch as
until                   so (that)
as soon as          in order that
once
as/so long as


OPPOSITION       CONDITION


even though                  if
although                       unless
though                          only if
whereas                        whether or not
while                             even if
                                     providing (that)
                                     provided (that)
                                     incase (that)
                                     in the event (that)


When a conjunction is used with a subordinate clause, the construction is called an adverbial clause.


Here are some adverbial clauses that relate to time:

–After we leave the bank, we'll spend the money.
–When they arrived, they sat down to dinner.
–We haven't seen her since she left.


And here are clauses that show cause and effect relationships:


–Since you didn't call, I made other plans.
–He went to bed, because he was tired.


Another way to show a cause and effect relationship is to use such... that and so... that:


–It was such a nice evening that they stayed up too late.
–The lemonade was so cold that she couldn't drink it.