1. conjunction

noun. ['kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən'] the temporal property of two things happening at the same time.

Rhymes with Subordinate Conjunction

• malfunction
• dysfunction
• compunction
• injunction
• function

2. subordinate

noun. ['səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt, səˈbɔrdənət'] an assistant subject to the authority or control of another.

3. subordinate

adjective. ['səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt, səˈbɔrdənət'] lower in rank or importance.

4. conjunction

noun. ['kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən'] an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences.

5. conjunction

noun. ['kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən'] the state of being joined together.

6. subordinate

verb. ['səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt, səˈbɔrdənət'] rank or order as less important or consider of less value.

7. conjunction

noun. ['kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən'] something that joins or connects.

8. conjunction

noun. ['kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən'] the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction.

9. conjunction

noun. ['kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən'] (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac.

10. subordinate

adjective. ['səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt, səˈbɔrdənət'] subject or submissive to authority or the control of another.

Sentences with subordinate-conjunction

1. Noun Phrase
In the example "While I was sleeping, the children vandalized the house," the word "while" is the subordinate conjunction.

2. Noun Phrase
Groups of words that begin with subordinate conjunctions such as "although" and "since" cannot stand alone, either.

3. Noun Phrase
In order to do so, you'll need to spot the clause in the sentence that has a subordinate conjunction and satisfies the answer to a question about the sentence: How?

4. Noun Phrase
If a sentence has both subordinate conjunctions and answers one of those questions, check to make sure the sentence also has a subject and a verb.