Writing Handbook Exercises
 

Subordination

Combine the pairs of sentences below into a single sentence by converting one of the sentences into a subordinate clause. Where appropriate, use one of the following subordinators: Although, Though, Because, If, When, or While. Write your finished sentences in the blanks provided.

example:

The College itself is 125 years old.

The military history of the Point Frederick campus goes back well over two hundred years.

Although/Though the College itself is 125 year old, the military history of the Point Frederick campus goes back well over two hundred years.

4. The Hague Conferences ended in failure.

There did not exist sufficient recognition of mutual self-interest in the enterprise, let alone a minimum of mutual trust.