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subordinate conjunction vs conjunction

conjunction vs subordinate conjunction

subordinate conjunction and conjunction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subordinate conjunction Yes No No No
conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, conjunction is a hypernym of subordinate conjunction; that is, conjunction is a word with a broader meaning than subordinate conjunction:
  • subordinate conjunction: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
  • conjunction: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Other hypernyms of subordinate conjunction include conjunctive, connective, continuative.
subordinate conjunction (noun) conjunction (noun)
a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause something that joins or connects
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 subordinate conjunction and conjunction

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