subordinating conjunction
su
bor
ˈbɔ:
baw
di
na
neɪ
nei
ting
tɪng
ting
con
kən
kēn
junc
ʤʌnk
jank
tion
ʃən
shēn

Definition & Meaning of "subordinating conjunction"in English

Subordinating conjunction
01

a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause and shows the relationship between them 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
complex compound
Countable
Plural form
subordinating conjunctions
Examples
A subordinating conjunction joins a dependent clause to the main clause in a sentence. 
02

the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another 

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