SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
CONJONCTIONS DE SUBORDINATIONS
Elles introduisent des subordonnées dont elles dé terminent le rôle dans la phrase en leur donnant un sens.
TABLEAU RECAPITULATIF
| Les conjonctions de temps | Traductions |
| When It was raining when he left. |
Quand |
| As
I met Paul as I was coming home. |
CommeAu moment où |
| As soon as I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive. |
Dès que |
| Since I’ve never seen Luc since he came back. |
Depuis que |
| Before
Yes ! I’ll phone you before I come. |
Avant que |
| After
Jane arrived after I’d left. |
Après que |
| Till until
Go until you reach her house. |
Jusqu’à ce que |
| while I saw Jimmy while I was out running. | Pendant que Tandis que |
| Les conjonctions de condition et d’hypothèse | |
| If
She will play the piano only if she is paid |
Si /condition |
| If
If I were rich I’d travel. |
Si/ hypothèse |
| Unless
Lucie won’t help you unless you ask her too. |
A moins que |
| In case
Take your umbrella in case it rains |
Au cas où |
| Les conjonctions de but | |
| To, In order to, So as toI got up early to/… / catch the first train | De manièreDe façon à |
| So that
Speak slowly so that I may understand you. |
Pour que De sorte que |
| Les conjonctions de cause | |
| Because
I can’t stay here because I don’t feel well. |
Parce que |
| As since
As /since Betty wasn’t ready we went without her. |
Puisque |
| Les conjonctions de concession ou de restriction | |
| Though Although Although/though Jane hurried she was late. | Bien que |
| whereas
Jeff is tall whereas Jim is short. |
Alors que |
| Les conjonctions de résultat | |
| So
Mary had a bad cold so I took her to the doctor’s. |
Donc C’est pourquoi |
| So that
I stayed in my bed very late so that I missed my bus. |
De sorte que |
| La conjonction «That » | |
| That We all know that Matthew is right We all know Matthew is right |
N’est souvent qu’un mot simple entre la principale et la subordonnée complément d’objet. Dans ce cas that peut être omis. |
