Is this a subordinating conjunction?
Hi folks, quick questions:
1) Does the phrase "as opposed to" in the sentence below, act as subordinating conjunction?
Considering clothing and footwear, Italy spent more than any other country (9%), as opposed to the lowest expenditure, which is visible in Sweden at 5.40%.
2) Is the above sentence a complex sentence?
I think that the answer to both my above questions is "yes," but I just want to confirm it here with you. Thank you! 
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Hi, quick questions: 1) Does the phrase " as opposed to" in the sentence below act as a subordinating conjunction? 40%. 2) Is the above sentence a complex sentence ?
- Hi, quick questions: 1) Does the phrase " as opposed to" in the sentence below act as a subordinating conjunction?
- 40%.
- 2) Is the above sentence a complex sentence ?
- I think the answer to both my questions above is a "yes," but I still wanted to confirm it here with you.
- Thank you
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Hi, quick questions:
1) Does the phrase "as opposed to" in the sentence below act as a subordinating conjunction?
Considering clothing and footwear, Italy spent more than any other country (9%), as opposed to the lowest expenditure, which is visible in Sweden at 5.40%.
2) Is the above sentence a complex sentence?
I think the answer to both my
0Shay Singh1) Does the phrase "as opposed to" in the sentence below act as a subordinating conjunction?
No, it is a multi-word preposition.
Shay Singh2) Is the above sentence a complex sentence?
Yes.
0Considering clothing and footwear, Italy spent more than any other country (9%), as opposed to the lowest expenditure, which is visible in Sweden at 5.40%.
Is Italy a person? Did Italy consider clothing and footwear? Did Italy buy shoes?
None of those seem very plausible to me.
An expenditure "visible in Sweden" is ve
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