subordinate conjunction

Variant of subordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction definition

subordinating conjunction

a conjunction that connects subordinate words, phrases, or clauses to some other sentence element (Ex.: if, as, so, unless, although, when)
also subordinate conjunction

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