subordinating conjunction

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A word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature

Example: because in I'm staying in because it's raining..

a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
A subordinating conjunction is a word such as `although', `because', or `when' which begins a subordinate clause. Compare co-ordinating conjunction
Attributive form of subordinating conjunction, noun

Related Terms

subordinate conjunction
A conjunction, such as after, because, if, or where, that introduces a dependent clause
subordinating conjunction

    Hyphenation

    subordinating con·junc·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    sıbôrdıneytîng kıncʌngkşın

    Pronunciation

    /səˈbôrdəˌnātəɴɢ kənˈʤəɴɢksʜən/ /səˈbɔːrdəˌneɪtɪŋ kənˈʤʌŋkʃən/
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