After, although, as, as long as, because, before, besides, even if/even though, if/if only, in order to, now that, once, rather than, since, though, without, unless, until, when/whenever, where/whereas/wherever, whether, while, within
Common Subordinating Terms
a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause
Compound-Complex Sentence
Complex sentence creation: - Use a subordinating term at the beginning of a sentence to combine an independent clause with a dependent clause - In between clauses, insert a comma
Compound sentence creation: - Join independent clauses with comma and coordinating conjunction
*for / and / nor / but / or / yet / so*
Followed by a transition that is NOT a coordinating conjunction
however / for example / as a result
subject, verb, and object or complement
Simple Sentence