subordinating conjunction
Syllabification: (sub·or·di·nat·ing con·junc·tion)
Pronunciation: /səˈbôrdnˌātiNG/
Definition of subordinating conjunction
noun
- a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause, e.g., although, because. Contrasted with coordinating conjunction.
Grammar
A conjunction used to introduce a subordinate clause. Examples are:
| when | how | where | why |
| if | although | unless | since |
| because | until | so | as |