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Dear Ed,
I would consider both "if" and "because" to be subordinating
conjunctions.
Both of the sentence below seem to be complex sentences to me.
R.E.
> Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 14:29:57 -0400
> Reply-to: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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> From: EDWARD VAVRA <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Subordination/Coordination
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> I recently read something that led me to ask all of you the following question:
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> Do you consider "if" and "because" to be coordinating or subordinating conjunctions? For example, consider the following two sentences:
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> He wanted to know if it rained.
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> He was late because he forgot.
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> Are they compound (two main clauses), or are they complex (a main clause and a subordinate clause)?
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> I will appreciate your answers very much.
> Thanks,
> Ed V.
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