Question

Read the sentences. The concert attendees roared their approval. The band played a new song. Which revision uses a subordinating conjunction to combine the two sentences?
a. The concert attendees roared their approval; meanwhile, the band played a new song.
b. The concert attendees roared their approval while the band played a new song.
c. The concert attendees roared their approval, so the band played a new song.
d. The concert attendees roared their approval and the band played a new song.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer concerning a subordinate conjunction is letter b. The concert attendees roared their approval while the band played a new song.

Explanation:

Letter A can be eliminated. It joins the sentences only with a semicolon, without any conjunctions.

Letter C does use a comma and a conjunction, "so". However, "so" functions as a coordinating conjunction, not as a subordinating one.

The same goes for letter D. We have a comma and a coordinating conjunction, "and". There is actually an easy acronym to help memorize the coordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS (for, and, not, but, or, yet, so).

The only correct option is letter B. The subordinating conjunction "while" is used to establish a relationship concerning time between the two sentences. Its purpose is to show that both actions took place simultaneously.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct option is this: THE CONCERT ATTENDEES ROARED THEIR APPROVAL WHILE THE BAND PLAYED A NEW SONG.

Explanation: A subordinate conjunction is a word which connect the main clause to the dependent clause. There are many type of subordinate conjunction and one of them is WHILE. 'So' and 'and' are pure conjunctions