Which of the following sentences is correct? Which of the following sentences does not properly use a subordinating conjunction? A. As the man said, what comes around goes around. B. I will refuse his demands because they are outrageous. C. He acts like he's going to cry. D. You stay put unless I call for you.
The correct answer is C. He acts like he's going to cry. A subordinate conjunction acts two functions within a sentence. First, it shows the importance of the independent clause. Second, it gives a transition between two ideas in the same sentence.
