Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subordinating conjunction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
sub-or-di-nat-ing -con-junc-tion
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

subordinating conjunctions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

coordinating conjunction coordinator

Synonyms

subordinator subordinate conjunction

Questions

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

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