subordinating conjunction

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

Example: "because" in "Im staying in because its raining."


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  • subordinating conjunction — subordinating conjunctions N COUNT A subordinating conjunction is a word such as although , because , or when which begins a subordinate clause. Compare co ordinating conjunction. [TECHNICAL] …   English dictionary

  • subordinating conjunction — n. a conjunction that connects subordinate words, phrases, or clauses to some other sentence element (Ex.: if, as, so, unless, although, when): also subordinate conjunction …   English World dictionary

  • subordinating conjunction — UK [səˌbɔː(r)dɪneɪtɪŋ kənˈdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US [səˌbɔrd(ə)neɪtɪŋ kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] noun [countable] Word forms subordinating conjunction : singular subordinating conjunction plural subordinating conjunctions linguistics a word such as because , while ,… …   English dictionary

  • subordinating conjunction — noun 1. the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another • Hypernyms: ↑conjunction 2. a conjunction (like since or that or who ) that introduces a dependent clause • Syn: ↑subordinate conjunction …   Useful english dictionary

  • subordinating conjunction — noun a conjunction that introduces a subordinating clause, e.g. although, because. Contrasted with coordinating conjunction …   English new terms dictionary

  • subordinating conjunction — Gram. a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished. Also, subordinate conjunction. Also called subordinator. Cf. coordinating conjunction. [1870 75; SUBORDINATE + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • subordinating conjunction — subor′dinating conjunc′tion n. gram. a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished. Also called sub•or′di•na tor Compare coordinating conjunction …   From formal English to slang

  • subordinating conjunction — /səˌbɔdəneɪtɪŋ kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (say suh.bawduhnayting kuhn jungkshuhn) noun Grammar a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I came …  

  • subordinating conjunction — sub|or|di|nat|ing con|junc|tion [ sə,bɔrdneıtıŋ kən jdʒʌŋkʃən ] noun count LINGUISTICS a word such as because, while, that, which, or who that begins a subordinate clause and connects it to the main part of a sentence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Conjunction (grammar) — But redirects here. For other uses, see BUT (disambiguation). In grammar, a conjunction (abbreviated conj or cnj) is a part of speech that connects two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together. A discourse connective is a conjunction joining …   Wikipedia

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