Hey all, quick question. What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence below? Is it "so" or is it "although"?
The consumption of grapes also declined, but much less significantly to just below 50 grams, so although they remained the least popular food, consumption levels were the most stable.
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Learn the difference between coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions at the links below.
The consumption of grapes also declined, but much less significantly to just below 50 grams, [so [although they remained the least popular food], consumption levels were the most stable].
In modern grammar, "so" is a preposition with a resultative meaning. It heads the preposition phrase in outer brackets functioning as an adjunct (adverbial) of