1. a word or phrase that introduces a subordinate clause and shows its relationship to the main clause
Usage: grammar

Examples

• The word ‘because’ is a subordinator that introduces a reason clause.
• In the sentence ‘I stayed home because it was raining,’ ‘because’ acts as a subordinator.
• Common subordinators include ‘although,’ ‘while,’ ‘since,’ and ‘if.’
• The subordinator ‘when’ connects the dependent clause to the main clause.
• Students must learn to identify subordinators to understand complex sentence structure.
• The subordinator ‘unless’ introduces a conditional clause in this sentence.