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subordinating conjunction vs connective

connective vs subordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction and connective both are nouns.

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

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

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