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How to pronounce subordinate conjunction in English?

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modules seven and nine sentence
fragments let's first define a sentence
fragment a sentence must have a subject
and a complete main verb if the subject
or the complete or the main verb is
missing or even a part of the main verb
is missing the word group is considered
a sentence fragment essentially it's an
incomplete sentence let's look at
several examples fragment example number
one in these sentences there's an
incomplete main verb so both these
sentences are incorrect they are
sentence fragments the first sentence
mark studying last night studying is a
main verb and mark in this sentence is
the subject however the main verb is
missing a helper in this case we would
have to add was for this to be a
independent clause as it is it's a
sentence fragment look at the second
example the students eating in the
cafeteria here eating is potentially the
main verb and students is subject
however in this sentence again we're
missing a helper for the verb eating so
you could add are the students are
eating in the cafeteria or you could
even make it past tense were the
students were eating in the cafeteria or
you can make it future tense the
students will be eating in the cafeteria
either way you have to add a helper verb
to complete the main verb to make it an
independent clause
look at another example of a fragment in
these cases these sentences both are
missing a subject and a main verb the
first example if Jo seldom studies hear
the word if tells us that this is a
subordinate clause because from parts of
a sentence video we learned that if is a
subordinate conjunction and subordinate
conjunctions always begin a subordinate
clause and according to the parts of a
sentence video we learned that the main
verb and the subject in the sentence
cannot be part of a subordinate clause
we called it window dressing it's non
they are non subordinate clauses are
non-essential parts of the sentence in
terms of structure so this sentence
needs a subject and a verb so we could
say if Jo seldom studies comma he will
not pass the course
so now we'll pass is our verb and he is
our subject so now we have a complete
sentence similarly in the second
sentence because Megan was ill again
because it is a subordinate conjunction
and it indicates that we have a
subordinate clause so one of the rules
remember we looked at in parts of a
sentence was that when we see a
subordinate conjunction if you're
wondering how large the subordinate
clause is keep going until you get to a
punctuation mark in this case the period
and that whole word group is considered
the subordinate clause so again we have
to add a subject and a verb because
Megan was ill she missed the game
so missed here is the main verb and the
subject of this sentence is she now we
have a complete sentence an independent
clause because we have a subject and
verb the subordinate clause alone does
not contain a subject in a verb even
though was could have potentially been
the verb here and Megan could have been
the subject remember that subordinate
clauses are when no dressing they are
non essential elements of a sentence in
terms of structure now let's talk about
subordinate clauses just to make sure we
understand them subordinate clauses
begin with the subordinate conjunction
followed by a subject and a verb again
the subject in the main verb of a
sentence cannot be part of a subordinate
clause a subordinate clause on its own
is considered a sentence fragment
because the sentence essentially does
not have a subject or a main verb common
subordinate conjunctions are all though
because if since unless until whenever
while if you see one of these words you
know you have a subordinate clause so
for example again since tom was working
period
that is a sentence fragment because if
the entire word group is a subordinate
clause it begins with the support of
conjunction since and we have a subject
and verb but they are not the subject
and main verb of the sentence they are
part of window dressing
non essential element of a sentence in
terms of structure let's move on to
another example fragment example number
three here we have no main verb at all
the first example the book that he lost
what's happening in this sentence is we
have a subject book and we also have a
modifying word group that he lost
remember from our parts of a sentence
video that word groups that start with
that witch who or whom
you
you
you
you
you
you
you
you
so we have a sentence fragment we only
have a subject here we need a verb so
let's add John the marry the man wearing
the blue shirt ate his lunch
so here we have eight is now the main
verb the subject of the sentence who ate
John 8 so John is the subject we have a
complete independent clause so be sure
in summary be sure you have a subject
and a complete main verb and you have a
you have an independent clause otherwise
if the subject is missing or the verb is
missing or a part of the main verb is
missing you have a sentence fragment

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subordinate conjunction::noun | Spocien Dictionary

subordinate conjunction

noun

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a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause

Type	Words
Synonyms	subordinating conjunction
Type of	conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative

How to pronounce subordinate conjunction in English?

subordinate conjunction::noun | Spocien Dictionary

abandonment

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