Search. A subordinating conjunction is used to link a subordinate clause (also known as a dependent clause) to the main clause (also known as an independent clause). In each example below, the main clause is in bold, and the subordinating conjunction is shaded. Here is a list of common subordinating conjunctions:
THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS, GREECE. The Acropolis (from the Greek acros, meaning high or upper and polis, meaning ''city) of Athens is a steep-sided hill supporting several temples, precincts, and other buildings.
More than fifty incredible inventions of ancient Greece have been reconstructed, including Archimedesâ screw, the robot-servant of Philon, the automatic theatre of Heron, ancient war machines, and the famous analogue âcomputerâ of Antikythera, covering the period from 2,000 BC up to the end of the ancient Greek world.