Subordinating Conjunctions (use these to start an adverb clause)
since when although
while before because
until so that after
just as as if
even though whenever unless
while before because
until so that after
just as as if
even though whenever unless
PATTERN 9 Close with an Adverb Clause
- In 1804 Sir George Cayley designed the first successful model glider after he studied birds flight patterns.
- Strong-armed men dropped the castle’s portcullis if invaders tried to break into the castle.
- Thousands of men left their homes in the late 1800’s because they hoped to discover gold in the Yukon.
- Jack London wrote about his experiences after he returned from his Klondike adventure.
- The North West Mounted Police stopped all travelers near the British Columbia border in order to make sure the travelers carried one year’s worth of food and supplies.