November 19th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
A subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate clause and a main (principal) clause. The subordinate clause can be a noun clause or an adverb clause. Note that a subordinating conjunction is not used to connect an adjective clause to another clause.
November 19th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
There are two main kinds of conjunctions:
Coordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions join two clauses or sentences of equal rank. Here both clauses are capable of being principal clauses if they appear as such in separate sentences.
November 19th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
A conjunction is a word which merely joins two words, clauses or sentences. Note that a conjunction does not modify or qualify the words/clauses/sentences it joins.