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Subordinators Subordinators in English grammar are words including the function word that that introduce dependent or subordinate clauses including noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. Function words perform definite grammatical functions but lack definite lexical meaning. Subordinator is a grammatical function. The grammatical form that can function as the subordinator in English grammar is the subordinating conjunction. The term [Read Full Article...]

Correlators Correlators in English grammar are function words that are the first word or words in pairs of conjunctions that also join or link two or more words, phrases, and clauses. Function words perform definite grammatical functions but lack definite lexical meaning. Correlator is a grammatical function. The grammatical form that can function as the correlator in English grammar is [Read Full Article...]

Coordinators Coordinators in English grammar are function words that join or link two or more words, phrases, and clauses. Function words perform definite grammatical functions but lack definite lexical meaning. Coordinator is a grammatical function. The grammatical form that can function as the coordinator in English grammar is the coordinating conjunction. The seven coordinating conjunctions in English are and, but, [Read Full Article...]