This document provides a lesson on subordinating conjunctions. It defines dependent and independent clauses, and conjunctions. It gives examples of subordinating conjunctions showing contrast, cause, effect/result/purpose, condition, and time. There are activities for students to practice identifying subordinating conjunctions in sentences and using them to write a letter. The objectives are for students to link sentences using logical connectors that signal chronological and logical sequence and summation.

1. PRAYER

3. CHECKING OF
ATTENDANCE

4. At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
OBJECTIVES
EN7G-III-a-1: Link sentences using
logical connectors that signal
chronological and logical sequence and
summation

5. REVIEW

6. What is the
difference between
dependent and
independent clause?

7. YOU MUST
KNOW

8. Conjunction
SUBORDINATING

9. SUBORDINATING
CONJUNCTION
 It is a word or phrase that
links a dependent clause to
an independent clause.

10. CLAUSE
 It is a group of words with at least a
subject and a verb.
 It can be
dependent
or
independent.

11. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
 It is also called main clause.
 It can stand by itself.

12. DEPENDENT CLAUSE
 It is also called subordinate clause.
 It has a subject and a verb but it
cannot stand by itself because it
starts with subordinate words.

14. Examples:
 My neighbor purchased a big house
before they went abroad.
 He built high walls around its house
when he knew theft is rampant.

15. Subordinating conjunction
can be used in showing…

16. 1. Contrast/Concession
 although, while, even though,
even if, through, but

17. Example:
Even if they are poor, his parents still
make sure that their children can
study.
 Even if they are poor, his parents
still make sure that their children
can study.

18. 2. Cause
 because, since

19. Example:
Lope started to worry because of the
condition of his mother’s sight.
 Lope started to worry because of
the condition of his mother’s
sight.

20. 3. Effect/Result/Purpose
 So that, in order that

21. Example:
Lope decided to befriend Dr. Jose
Rizal so that he will learn English.
 Lope decided to befriend Dr. Jose
Rizal so that he will learn English.

22. 4. Condition
 If, unless, provided that

23. Example:
If my father will agree, my mother’s
eyes will be operated.
 If my father will agree, my
mother’s eyes will be operated.

24. 5. Time
 after, before, as soon as,
since, when, while, until, as

25. er
Example:
After the operation, Dr. Jose Rizal
went outside.
 After the operation, Dr. Jose Rizal
went outside.

26. ACTIVITY
Directions: Choose the
correct subordinating
conjunction to use in
the following sentences.

27. 1. Lope was so curious about the answer
to the question in their catechism class
that ended in argument _____ the “man”
taught them how to settle the argument.
A. though
B. unless
C. so
D. because

28. 2. Hugo and Felix argued with Lope
_____ of a topic in catechism class.
A. though
B. because
C. so
D. if

29. 3. ____ the “man” said, “Now, boys, can
fists settle an argument? Are you trying
to find out who is the strongest among
you, or are you trying to find out who is
right?”
A. though
B. because
C. so that
D. after

30. 4. The boys looked at the man closely,
at first they thought he was joking
_____ his unsmiling face told them he
was serious.
A. but
B. so that
C. until
D. because

31. 5. _____ of Lope's loyalty to the man
in Dapitan, his problem of his
mother's eyesight was answered.
A. although
B. whenever
C. while
D. because

32. ACTIVITY
Directions: Use the
following subordinating
conjunctions in
sentences.

33. 1. While
2. But
3. Because
4. So that
5. If
6. After
7. Before
8. When

34. ACTIVITY
Directions: Write a
letter to someone.
Make sure to use at
least five subordinating
conjunctions.

36. THANK YOU!