What are Subordinating Conjunctions?
It is a word or phrase that links an independent clause to a dependent clause. It helps in forming complex sentences. To function as a sentence, an independent clause does not need any additional information as it can stand alone in a sentence. Example:- The student excelled in the test.
Extra information is added to the main clause by a dependent clause. Such clauses can not exist by themselves & their meaning is dependent on the independent clause. It is not a complete sentence.
Example: – because she did study hard is not a complete sentence. However, when we combine the two clauses, we have “The student excelled in the test because she did study hard.” A complete idea was expressed & enough information has been presented to explain the thought. What joined the two clauses? The word “because“. And now here, we have our first subordinating conjunction.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunction
Subordinating Conjunctions usually include a variety of conjunctions, which is unlike coordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunction refers to the word which connects an independent clause and a dependent clause in the formation of a sentence.