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I've always considered these to be subordinate (and so I was taught) - i.e.
"complex." They still look that way to me now.
Paul D.
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From: EDWARD VAVRA <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Subordination/Coordination
Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 2:29 PM
I recently read something that led me to ask all of you the following
question:
Do you consider "if" and "because" to be coordinating or subordinating
conjunctions? For example, consider the following two sentences:
He wanted to know if it rained.
and
He was late because he forgot.
Are they compound (two main clauses), or are they complex (a main clause
and a subordinate clause)?
I will appreciate your answers very much.
Thanks,
Ed V.
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