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subordinating conjunction
/sʌbˈoːɹdᵻnəɾɪŋ kəndʒˈʌŋkʃən/
Subordinating conjunction
01
a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause and shows the relationship between them
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
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
