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subordinating conjunction vs conjunctive

conjunctive vs subordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction and conjunctive both are nouns.

subordinating conjunction is not an adjective while conjunctive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subordinating conjunction Yes No No No
conjunctive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, conjunctive is a hypernym of subordinating conjunction; that is, conjunctive is a word with a broader meaning than subordinating conjunction:
  • subordinating conjunction: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
  • conjunctive: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Other hypernyms of subordinating conjunction include conjunction, connective, continuative.
subordinating conjunction (noun) conjunctive (noun)
a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
subordinating conjunction (adjective) conjunctive (adjective)
serving or tending to connect
involving the joint activity of two or more
Difference between subordinating conjunction and conjunctive

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