Conjunction words: That, Now that, Though, Although, As though

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Subordinating Conjunctions - That, Now that, Though, Although and As though

Subordinating Conjunction Words : That, Now that, Though, Although and As though

Subordinating Conjunctions : That, Now that, Though, Although, As though

"Make relationship between two clauses / sentences"

Subordinating Conjunction words That, Now that, Though, Although and As though comes at the beginning of a Subordinate or Dependent Clause and establishes the relationship between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence.

These words (That, Now that, Though, Although, As though) also turns the clause into something that depends on the rest of the sentence for its meaning.

Common Subordinating Conjunctions are:

That

Now that

Though

Although

As though

Uses of Conjunction Words: (That, Now that, Though, Although, As though)

Use of Subordinating conjunction word 'That'

Subordinating Conjunction word 'That' used as a conjunction, retains much of its force as a Demonstrative Pronoun. Thus the sentence ‘I am told that you are miserable.’ may be transposed into ‘You are miserable: I am told that.’

• Use of 'That' To express a Reason or Cause, and is equivalent to because:

Examples:

• He was annoyed that he was contradicted.
• Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

• Use of 'That' To express a purpose and is equivalent to in order to:

Examples:

• We sow that we may reap.
• He kept quiet that the dispute might cease.

• Use of 'That' To express a Consequence, Result or Effect:

Examples:

• He bled so profusely that he died.
• I am so tired that I cannot continue.
• He was so tired that he could barely stand.

Use of Subordinating conjunction word 'Now that'

Subordinating Conjunction word 'Now that' used to add an action that is finished, followed at last by the result, which is usually in the form of a sentence.

Examples:

• Now that we're ready to start, why don't we start!
• Now that I'm an adult, I can eat and drink whatever I want!
• Now that I'm over sixty, I'm veering toward respectability. (Actress Shelley Winters)

Use of Subordinating conjunction word 'Though'

Subordinating Conjunction word 'Though' is used for introducing a statement that makes what you have just said seem less true or less likely.

Examples:

• I'm staying in though I wish I weren't.
• Though she was tired, she completed her project.
• The tracking, though difficult, involved no real danger.
• I really enjoyed your lecture, though there were some topics I didn't quite understand.

Use of Subordinating conjunction word 'Although'

Subordinating Conjunction word 'Although' is used interchangeably to connect two ideas inside the same sentence.

Examples:

• Although it was cold, we went for a walk.
• Although he's very famous he is still nice.
• Although it was a close game, we managed to win.
• Although, I liked the jacket, I decided not to buy it.

Use of Subordinating conjunction word 'As though'

Subordinating Conjunction word 'As though' used to talk about how things seem.

Examples:

• He acts as though he is the king of the world.
• She walks fast as though she's going to be late.
• You are dressed as though it were the middle of winter.

Most common words used as subordinating Conjunctions are:

Common Subordinating Conjunction words:

As	If	As if	If only	As long as
Either	Even	Even if	Even so	Even Though
How	However	In case	In order that	In spite of
Since	Than	Rather than	Till	Until
That	Now that	Though	Although	As though
So	Because	Before	After	Except
Only	Once	Otherwise	Neither	Unless
What	Where	When	Whenever	Whereas
While	Whilst	Without	Wherever	Whether

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