Subordinating conjunctions are transitions words that signal:

Subordinating conjunctions are transition words that signal the beginning of a subordinating clause. (A subordinate clause is a clause that depends on another clause and cannot stand alone.)

Examples of subordinating conjunctions are:

because, when, as, as long as, unless, until, after, before, although, provided that, etc.

There are 3 types of conjunctions:

subordinating conjunctions: connect an independent/main clause to a dependent/subordinating clause coordinating conjunctions: connect two clauses of the same type correlative conjunctions: connect two clauses of the same type but always come in pairs, for example: both ... and, neither ... nor, etc.)

The subordinating conjuctions can introduce:

a noun clause (the subordinating clause acts as a noun) an adjective clause (the subordinating clause acts as an adjective, it describes a noun) an adverb clause (the subordinating clause works as an adverb)