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User nanu Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

If not subordinator then what is it?

Sentence: We will look at how this is used.
My question is here,
1. Is a word "how" subordinator in this sentence? If not, then what is it?
2. We will look at and this is used, are these two independent clauses?
3. Are these independent clauses connected by a word "how"?

  

Top answer

the manner or way in which: He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem. user nanu 2. We will look at and this is used, are these two independent clauses?

  • the manner or way in which: He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem.
  • user nanu 2.
  • We will look at and this is used, are these two independent clauses?
  • No.
  • The second is a dependent clause headed by 'how'.
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user nanuWe will look at how this is used

'How' is an subordinating conjunction:

HOW (conjunction) 12.the manner or way in which: He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem.

user nanu2. We will look at and this is used, are these two independent clauses?

No. The second is a dependent clause heade

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