Chapter 11 coordinating conjunctions/subordinating conjunction Flashcards

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Coordinating conjunctions:
und
oder
aber
sondern
denn
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In coordinating conjunctions both clauses are equally important and do not depend on each other structurally. Common CCs are:
and,
or,
but,
(but, on the contrary),
because
Rgel: In clauses joined with these conjunctions, the conjugated verb is in second position in both clauses.

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Subordinating conjunctions:
als
bevor
bis
damit
dass
nachdem
ob
obwohl
während
weil
wenn
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Clauses joined  by subordinating conjunctions follow one of two word order patterns.  1.  When the sentence begins with the main clause, that clause has regular word order (verb second in statements) and the dependent clause introduced by the conjunction has dependent word order (conjunction after comma and verb last).  2.   When the sentence begins with a dependent clause, the entire dependent clause is considered the first part of the main clause and occupies first position.  The verb-second rule applies, then moving the subject of the main clause after the verb.  Common SC's:
when, 
before,
until
so that
after
whether, if
although
während
because, since
if, when
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