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conjunction vs subordinate conjunction

subordinate conjunction vs conjunction

conjunction and subordinate conjunction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conjunction Yes No No No
subordinate conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, subordinate conjunction is a hyponym of conjunction; that is, subordinate conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjunction:
  • conjunction: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • subordinate conjunction: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
Other hyponyms of conjunction include coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction.
conjunction (noun) subordinate conjunction (noun)
something that joins or connects a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
the state of being joined together
Difference between conjunction and subordinate conjunction

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