Identify the Subordinating Conjunction
While she waited in the barn, Peggy the Pig realized her children were missing.
What is "while"?
After the cows had been milked, the farmers left the barn and went into the house.
What is "after the cows had been milked"?
The fox slept. Until she learned an egg had hatched.
A group of words that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a dependent (subordinate) clause?
After
What is subordinating conjunction?
Farmer Fred woke his sons up early because they needed to plow the fields.
What is "because"?
A barn owl started hooting before the sun had even risen.
What is "before the sun had even risen"?
Even though it had never happened before the egg hatched in record time.
What is "a comma is missing after 'before'"?
A group of words that has a subject, predicate, and expresses a complete thought.
What is an independent clause?
Nor
What is a coordinating conjunction?
When he crowed to wake up the farmer, Roger the Rooster forgot daylight savings time existed and the clocks had been turned back.
What is "when"?
Whenever the weather starts to warm up, the animals know crops will soon be planted.
What is "whenever the weather starts to warm up"?
As the goats bleated into the air and their echoes drifted off into the hills and valleys.
What is "it is not a complete sentence"!
Reed's favorite color
What is red?
although
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Sherry the Sheep learned a valuable lesson about the cruelty of the world after her fur was taken away and she had to wear an uncomfortable coat.
What is "after"?
The horse will be able to pull the cart as long as his hoof heals properly.
What is "as long as his hoof heals properly"?
The calf was walking around the barn, even though it had been born that day!
What is "the comma should be removed"?
Words that connect dependent to independent clause
What are subordinating conjunctions?
so that
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Harry the Horse stayed in his stall watching Netflix even though his friends wanted him to race around the field.
What is "even though"?
Because the pond had dried up during the drought, the ducks had to swim in the stream.
What is "because the pond had dried up during the drought"?
The turkey, who was very happy it was not near Thanksgiving.
Another name for a subordinate clause
What is a dependent clause?
yet
What is a coordinating conjunction?