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Which one of the following sentences does not properly use a subordinating conjunction?

A. You stay put unless i call for you.

B. I will refuse his demands because they are outrageous.

C. As the man said, what comes around goes around.

D. He acts like he's going to cry.

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The correct answer is D, that is one sentence which has the incorrect use of a subordinating conjunction 'like'. The sentence should say: He acts as if he were going to cry. Because 'like' cannot be used with sentences, but only with phrases, and it is highly colloquial. 
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