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In English, some common subordinating conjunctions include the words "since," "because," "before," and "until." These conjunctions are often to connect phrases that, logically, are NOT equally salient to the text. For example, consider the sentence: "I like apples because they are juicy." In the above sentence, the word "because" is a subordinating conjunction. It indicates the reason why the speaker likes apples. It does NOT indicate why apples are juicy. The second clause ("they are juicy") is NOT as logically salient to the text as the first clause ("I like apples"). For another example, consider the sentence: "John went to the store until it closed."] In the above sentence, the word "until" is a subordinating conjunction. It indicates how long John went to the store. It does NOT indicate how long the store stayed open. The second clause ("it close") is NOT as logically salient to the text as the first clause ("John went to the store").
